The DHS is a composite entity so the question is difficult to answer. But roughly 162,364.
Child agencies of the DHS include:
For a total of approximately 162,364 personnel.
Sources: Wiki
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Coast Guard
There are four branches of the armed forces in the US. They are the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. All of which fall under the Department of Defense. The Coast Guard is sometimes considered a branch of the armed forces however they fall under the Department of Homeland Security.
There is only one Army in the US military. There are several branches of Armed Forces, however. They are the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. They all fall under the Department of Defence. The Coast Guard, which is considered armed forces, now falls under the Department of Homeland Security.
As of 2002 the United States Coast Guard falls under the Department of Homeland Securtity. Prior to that they fell under Department of Transportation from 1967 . Formally 1 of the 5 Armed Military Branches of Service, they can be assigned Military duties at any time by the President or during times of war by Congress when it falls under the US Navy's cognizance.
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.
If you're asking "Will the Coast Guard become part of the military" the short answer is we ARE one of the five armed forces of the United States. We're part of the Department of Homeland Security, not the Department of Defense. In acts of war we can be transferred to the U. S. Navy, although this hasn't happen since WWII.
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR ended in 1991.
The National Security Act of 1947 is the law that unified the armed forces by creating the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense is a Cabinet post that assists the President of the United States in protecting the country.
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR was created on 1974-10-28.
The Department of Defense Defends the U.S. National Security, and coordinates the different military branches through the Joint Chiefs of Staff . Homeland Security protects us from terrorism, and coordinates a large number of different programs including the Secret Service, and the U.S. Coast guard.
The United States Armed Forces consists of 4 main branches and another branch reserved only for war time. Army Air Force Marines Navy The Coast Guard belongs to the Department of Homeland Security, but during war, can act as a fifth military branch.
United States Department of Defense. They deal with matters concerning national security and the American armed forces, the headquarters is the Pentagon.