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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.
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 US Coast Guard is not considered part of the Department of Defense; since 2003, it has been a part of the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to 2003, the USCG was part of the Department of Transportation. However, the USCG can be transferred over to the Department of Defense during wartime- the last time this happened was during World War II.
The Department of Defense is run by the Secretary of Defense.
The Department of Defense includes the armed forces of the United States. Within the DOD is a separate Secretary of the Army who is concerned specifically with the activities of the US Army.
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.
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.