To defend country it is serving.
The Secretary of Defense is Robert Gates.
The secretary of war (now the secretary of defense) has this duty. He has lots of help from the military officers and Congressional committees.
Raychelle Omamo is the Secretary of Defense for Kenya.
Civilian. The Secretary of Defense is not Commissioned or Enlisted.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin.
Yes, DoD falls under the Secretary of Defense. DoD stands for Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense is in charge of that department.
The Secretary of Defense is Chuck Hagel who took the office in 2013. Prior to Hagel the Secretary of Defense was Leon Panetta.
Secretary of Defense is the title on the US cabinet officer who runs the US armed forces. "Defense Secretary" may be a short form of Secretary of Defense or maybe refer to a similar position in some country other than the US.
The Secretary of Defense is in charge of active duty armed forces. Activities regarding former service members are overseen by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Office of the Secretary of Defense was created in 1947.
The Secretary of Defense. Hope that this helped.
George Washington had a Secretary of War, Henry Knox, instead of a Secretary of Defense.