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The '''United States Department of Defense''', also known as the '''DoD''', is a department in the [[United States]] [[government]] that is in charge of the [[military of the United States]]. It was created in 1947 and its [[headquarters]] is in [[The Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The person in charge of the Department of Defense is called the [[Secretary of Defense]]. The current Secretary of Defense is [[Chuck Hagel]], who replaced [[Leon Panetta]] in 2013. The Secretary of Defense answers directly to the [[President (United States)|President]].  

The '''United States Department of Defense''', also known as the '''DoD''', is a department in the [[United States]] [[government]] that is in charge of the [[military of the United States]]. It was created in 1947 and its [[headquarters]] is in [[The Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. The person in charge of the Department of Defense is called the [[Secretary of Defense]]. The current Secretary of Defense is [[Mark Esper]]. The Secretary of Defense answers directly to the [[President (United States)|President]].  

The Department of Defense is made up of the [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], the [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]], the [[United States Air Force|Department of the Air Force]], the [[National Security Agency]], and the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. (The Department of the Navy includes the [[United States Navy|Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. Also, during time of [[war]] the [[United States Coast Guard]] is under the [[authority]] of the Department of Defense.)

The Department of Defense is made up of the [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]], the [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]], the [[United States Air Force|Department of the Air Force]], the [[National Security Agency]], and the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. (The Department of the Navy includes the [[United States Navy|Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. Also, during time of [[war]] the [[United States Coast Guard]] is under the [[authority]] of the Department of Defense.)

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