The direct roll of the United States Department of Defence (DOD) is to support and defend the Constitution of the United states.
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The Department of Defense is run by the Secretary of Defense.
The current secretary of defense is Robert Gates. The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. The Department of Defense is located at the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense is often referred to as The DOD.
The Department of Defense is in charge of the U.S. military.
What is now called the Department of Defense was originally named the Department of War.
The State Department deals with diplomacy while the Department of Defense affiliated with the military.
The Department of Defense was once called the Department of War.
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is the current chief of the Department of Defense.
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.
No. They are part of the state department.
The Pentagon Building was built to house the Department of Defense