CHAIN OF COMMAND
| President of the United States | Honorable George W. Bush |
| Vice President of the United States | Honorable Richard Cheney |
| Secretary of State | Honorable Condoleezza Rice |
| Secretary of Defense | Honorable Robert M. Gates |
| Secretary of the Navy | Honorable Donald C. Winter |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | General Peter Pace, USMC |
| Chief of Naval Operations | Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN |
| Commandant of the Marine Corps | General James T. Conway, USMC |
| Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy | MCPON (SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa, Jr. |
| Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps | Sgt Maj John L. Estrada, USMC |
| Commander Naval Education and Training Command | Vice Admiral J. Kevin Moran, USN |
| Commanding Officer University of Nebraska NROTC Unit | Colonel Eric T. Litaker, USMC |