---
kind: "unit"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
key: "stA/ptI"
level: "part"
label: "Part I"
heading: "Organization and General Military Powers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/stA-ptI"
sections_count: 353
---

# Part I — Organization and General Military Powers

Title 10 — Armed Forces › Subtitle A — General Military Law

## Contents

- [Chapter 1 — Definitions, Rules of Construction, Cross References, and Related Matters](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch1.md)
- [Chapter 2 — Department of Defense](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch2.md)
- [Chapter 3 — General Powers and Functions](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch3.md)
- [Chapter 4 — Office of the Secretary of Defense](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch4.md)
- [Chapter 5 — Joint Chiefs of Staff](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch5.md)
- [Chapter 6 — Combatant Commands](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch6.md)
- [Chapter 7 — Boards, Councils, and Committees](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch7.md)
- [Chapter 8 — Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch8.md)
- [Chapter 9 — Defense Budget Matters](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch9.md)
- [Chapter 9A — Audit](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch9A.md)
- [Chapter 11 — Reserve Components](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch11.md)
- [Chapter 12 — The Militia](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch12.md)
- [Chapter 13 — Insurrection](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch13.md)
- [Chapter 14 — Arming of American Vessels](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch14.md)
- [Chapter 15 — Military Support for Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch15.md)
- [Chapter 16 — Security Cooperation](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch16.md)
- [Chapter 19 — Cyber and Information Operations Matters](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch19.md)
- [Chapter 20 — Humanitarian and Other Assistance](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch20.md)
- [Chapter 21 — Department of Defense Intelligence Matters](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch21.md)
- [Chapter 22 — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch22.md)
- [Chapter 23 — Miscellaneous Studies and Reports](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch23.md)
- [Chapter 24 — Nuclear Posture](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch24.md)
- [Chapter 25 — Electromagnetic Warfare](/usc/10/stA-ptI-ch25.md)