| Rank |
Rank 2012 |
|
Image |
Name |
Title |
Category |
| 2 | 25 |  | Susan Rice | National Security Adviser |
Policy
Afghanistan
Intelligence
Money
Middle East |
| 3 | 42 |  | Chuck Hagel | Secretary of Defense |
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Intelligence
Veterans
Industry |
| 4 | 16 |  | John Kerry | Secretary of State |
Policy
Middle East
Afghanistan
Congress |
| 5 | 4 |  | John Brennan | Director, Central Intelligence Agency |
Intelligence
Policy
Afghanistan
Middle East
Asia-Pacific |
| 6 | 7 |  | Army Gen. Martin Dempsey | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Afghanistan
Policy
Money
Intelligence
Middle East
Army |
| 8 | 5 |  | Michael Vickers | Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence |
Intelligence
Policy
Afghanistan
Special Ops
Asia-Pacific
Middle East |
| 9 | 19 |  | Army Gen. Keith Alexander | Commander, US Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency |
Cyber
Intelligence
Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific
Middle East
Army |
| 10 | 6 |  | Navy Adm. William McRaven | Commander, US Special Operations Command |
Special Ops
Intelligence
Afghanistan
Policy
Middle East
Navy |
| 12 | 13 |  | Congressional Big 8 | |
Congress
Money
Policy
Afghanistan
Veterans |
| 19 | 9 |  | Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford | Commander, International Security Assistance Force |
Afghanistan
Policy
Special Ops
Intelligence
Marines |
| 21 | 15 |  | Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. | Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
Congress
Intelligence
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Middle East |
| 22 | 11 |  | Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld | Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Industry
Asia-Pacific
Navy |
| 24 | 17 |  | Army Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn | Director, Defense Intelligence Agency |
Intelligence
Policy
Afghanistan
Special Ops
Middle East
Army |
| 26 | |  | Hamid Karzai | President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Afghanistan
Policy
Middle East |
| 30 | 11 |  | Army Gen. Ray Odierno | Army Chief of Staff |
Army
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Special Ops |
| 31 | 11 |  | Marine Gen. James Amos | Marine Corps Commandant |
Marines
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Special Ops |
| 32 | 11 |  | Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh | Air Force Chief of Staff |
Air Force
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Intelligence |
| 42 | |  | Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove | NATO Supreme Allied Commander |
Afghanistan
Policy
Air Force |
| 72 | 47 |  | Army Gen. Lloyd Austin | Commander, US Central Command |
Middle East
Policy
Congress
Afghanistan |
| 82 | 89 |  | Army Gen. David Rodriguez | Commander, US Africa Command |
Policy
Afghanistan
Special Ops
Money |
| 99 | |  | Air Force Gen. Paul Selva | Commander, Air Mobility Command |
Air Force
Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific |
