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US Department of Defense
Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is in charge of the U.S. military.
The National Security Council is responsible for national security and foreign policy. The Secretary of Defense is second only to the president and exercises command and control over the United States' military.
The Department of Defense is run by the Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary Of Defense
The Department of Defense is often referred to as The DOD.
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.
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is the current chief of the Department of Defense.
The department that was once called the Department of War is now known as the Department of Defense.
The US Department of Defense was originally called the US War Department.