National Strategic
The President is the Commander in Chief. Below the President is the Secretary of Defense. The highest ranking military officer is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who reports to the Secretary of Defense. Below the Chairman are the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who supervise the various military commanders of each of their services.
Vice President of the United States Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security
First the Vice President, then the Speaker of the House, then the President pro tempore of the Senate, then the Secretary of State, then the Secretary of the Treasury, then the Secretary of Defense, then the Attorney General, then the Secretary of the Interior, then the Secretary of Agriculture, then the Secretary of Commerce, then the Secretary of Labor, then the Secretary of Labor, then the Secretary of Health and Human Services, then the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, then the Secretary of Transportation, then the Secretary of Energy, then the Secretary of Education, then the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and then the Secretary of Homeland Security.
# Vice President # Speaker of the House of Represntatives # President pro tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General # Secretary of the Interior # Secretary of Agriculture # Secretary of Commerce # Secretary of Labor # Secretary of Health and Human Services # Secretary of Housing and Urban Development # Secretary of Transportation # Secretary of Energy # Secretary of Education # Secretary of Veterans Affairs # Secretary of Homeland Security
If the Vice president dies, a new Vice President may be nominated and confirmed.Vice President of the US:Article II, Section 2, US Constitution (as amended by the 25th Amendment, 1967) - Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.(This happened when Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President, and Gerald Ford was nominated and confirmed as Vice President, and again when Ford became President, and nominated Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President.)
the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs
the Combatant Commanders
to complete tasks assigned to the combatant commanders by the president or secretary of defense
Combatant commanders
Secretary of defense and the president
military departments
Combatant Command
combandant commanders
From the President of the United States, to the Secretary of Defense, to the Unified Commanders.
The President is the Commander in Chief. Below the President is the Secretary of Defense. The highest ranking military officer is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who reports to the Secretary of Defense. Below the Chairman are the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who supervise the various military commanders of each of their services.
Vice President of the United States Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security
The order of succession to the president goes: President Vice president Speaker of the House President pro tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security To answer your question, the Speaker of the house becomes president if the president and vice president die.