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The '''United States Department of Defense''' is a Department of the [[United States Government]].
The '''United States Department of Defense''' is a Department of the [[United States Government]].<ref name=GpoPresidentsCabinet>
The [[United States Secretary of Defense]] is the holder of a [[cabinet portfolio]].
{{cite web
| url=http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/government/national/cabinet.html
| title=Ben's guide to the US Government: The Presiden't Cabinet
| publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]
| accessdate=2007-11-17
}}</ref><ref name=USEmbassyLondon>
{{cite web
| url=http://london.usembassy.gov/rccabint.html
| title=U.S. Government Officials & Departments
| publisher=United States Embassy, London UK
| date=November 1, 2007
| accessdate=2007-11-17
}}</ref>
The [[United States Secretary of Defense]] is the holder of a [[United States cabinet|cabinet portfolio]].
The Secretary is responsible for four armed services, the [[United States Navy]];
The Secretary is responsible for four armed services, the [[United States Navy]];
the [[United States Army]]; the [[United States Air Force]]; and the [[United States Marine Corp]].
the [[United States Army]]; the [[United States Air Force]]; and the [[United States Marine Corp]].


Prior to [[World War 2]] the Department was known as the [[United States War Department|War Department]],
In 1947 the Department superceded the [[United States War Department|War Department]].
and the Secretary was known as the [[Secretary of War]].
The Secretary of Defense superceded the [[Secretary of War]].
The War Department was one of the three original cabinet level departments created by the first [[United States Congress]] in 1789.<ref name=DepartmentOfTheInteriorHistory>
{{cite web
| url=http://www.doi.gov/history.html
| title=DOI history
| publisher=[[Department of the Interior]]
| accessdate=2007-11-17
}}</ref>
 
==References==
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The United States Department of Defense is a Department of the United States Government.[1][2] The United States Secretary of Defense is the holder of a cabinet portfolio. The Secretary is responsible for four armed services, the United States Navy; the United States Army; the United States Air Force; and the United States Marine Corp.

In 1947 the Department superceded the War Department. The Secretary of Defense superceded the Secretary of War. The War Department was one of the three original cabinet level departments created by the first United States Congress in 1789.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ben's guide to the US Government: The Presiden't Cabinet. United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  2. ↑ U.S. Government Officials & Departments. United States Embassy, London UK (November 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  3. ↑ DOI history. Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
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