What is the Department of Defense?

Answer 1

Created in 1949, the Department of Defense was an outgrowth of the National Security Act of 1947, which had "unified" the armed services. The debate in Congress leading up to the 1947 legislation had its origins in the experiences of World War II, which, despite the overall success, had revealed numerous problems in command and control and the allocation of resources. Aiming to avoid similar situations in the future, President Harry S. Truman recommended a War Department plan calling for a highly centralized and closely unified structure, including a separate air force, under a single secretary of defense. The primary function of the DOD is national defense.

Answer 2

From The DOD web site DefenseLink "The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.We are war-fighters first and as such, have no peers.We engage in:

- War-fighting

- Humanitarian Aid

- Peacekeeping

- Disaster Relief

- Homeland Security" From a speech given by Mr. William Curtis, Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Wednesday, 10 June 1998. "Our job is clear in the Department of Defense -- to ensure our national security before, on and after the Year 2000. Today we are here to report where we are, where we need to be, and what we are doing to get there."

Answer 3

what is the department of defense tasked to oversee

Answer 4

The direct roll of the United States Department of Defence (DOD) is to support and defend the Constitution of the United states.

Answer 5

Provide the military needed to deter war and Render global humanitarian assistance.

Answer 6

The Department of Defence is the ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE and MARINES

They are doing that.

Answer 7

He is the head of the US Dept of Defense. The primary responsibility of this position is to act as the principal defense policy advisor to the President.