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[[File:GoldwaterNichols.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[United States Senate|Sen.]] [[Barry Goldwater]] ( | [[File:GoldwaterNichols.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[United States Senate|Sen.]] [[Barry Goldwater]] (R—[[Arizona|AZ]]) and [[United States House of Representatives|Rep.]] [[William Flynt Nichols]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]—[[Alabama's 4th congressional district|AL-4]]), the co-sponsors of the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986.]] | ||
The '''Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of October 4, 1986''' ({{USPL|99|433}}; signed by President [[Ronald Reagan]]) made the most sweeping changes to the [[United States Department of Defense]] since the department was established in the [[National Security Act of 1947]] by reworking the command structure of the [[United States military|U.S. military]]. It increased the powers of the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and implemented some of the suggestions from the [[Packard Commission]], commissioned by President [[Reagan]] in 1985. Among other changes, Goldwater–Nichols streamlined the military [[chain of command]], which now runs from the president through the [[United States Secretary of Defense|secretary of defense]] directly to [[combatant commander]]s (CCDRs, all four-star generals or admirals), bypassing the service chiefs. The service chiefs were assigned to an advisory role to the president and the secretary of defense, and given the responsibility for training and equipping personnel for the [[Unified Combatant Command|unified combatant commands]]. | The '''Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of October 4, 1986''' ({{USPL|99|433}}; signed by President [[Ronald Reagan]]) made the most sweeping changes to the [[United States Department of Defense]] since the department was established in the [[National Security Act of 1947]] by reworking the command structure of the [[United States military|U.S. military]]. It increased the powers of the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and implemented some of the suggestions from the [[Packard Commission]], commissioned by President [[Reagan]] in 1985. Among other changes, Goldwater–Nichols streamlined the military [[chain of command]], which now runs from the president through the [[United States Secretary of Defense|secretary of defense]] directly to [[combatant commander]]s (CCDRs, all four-star generals or admirals), bypassing the service chiefs. The service chiefs were assigned to an advisory role to the president and the secretary of defense, and given the responsibility for training and equipping personnel for the [[Unified Combatant Command|unified combatant commands]]. | ||
Named after Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] ( | Named after Senator [[Barry Goldwater]] (R-[[Arizona]]) and Representative [[William Flynt Nichols|William Flynt "Bill" Nichols]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[Alabama]]), the bill passed the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], 383–27, and the [[United States Senate|Senate]], 95–0. It was signed into law by [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]] on October 1, 1986. Admiral [[William J. Crowe]] was the first chairman to serve under this new legislation. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||