If you count the coast guard, due to the fact that it falls under the dept. of transportation, than that is it. in war time, it is in the navy, and so do the marines, there are only 3 branches of the military - army, navy, AF.
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As of January 2011, it is Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
In 2005, there were 700,000.
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No, the Coast Guard serves under the Department of Homeland Security in peacetime. However, during times of war or when directed by the President, the Coast Guard can be transferred to the Department of Defense to support military operations.
The Department of Defense is in charge of the U.S. military.
The department of defense
The State Department deals with diplomacy while the Department of Defense affiliated with the military.
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DoD - Department of Defense
Department of Defense
The basic components of the US Defense Department are the Department of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
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