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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 [[Lloyd Austin]]. The Secretary of Defense answers directly to the [[President (United States)|President]].
The '''United States Department of Defense''', also known as the '''USDoD''', 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 [[Pete Hegseth]]. 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 three Military Departments:the [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army]] (United States Army),the [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy (United States Navy and Marine Corps)]],and the [[United States Air Force|Department of the Air Force (United States Air Force and Space Force)]] along with the [[National Security Agency|National Security Agency (NSA)]],and the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA). The Department of the Navy includes the [[United States Navy|Navy]] and the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. Also, during times of [[war]] the [[United States Coast Guard]] is under the [[authority]] of the Department of Defense.
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== United States Department Of Defense Media ==
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File: Photograph of President Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949... - NARA - 200168.jpg|[[Harry Truman|President Truman]] signs the National Security Act Amendment of 1949.
File:Organization of U.S. Space Force.png|Organization of the Department of Defense following the creation of the United States Space Force
File:DoD Organization December 2013.jpg|A December 2013 Department of Defense organizational chart
File:DoD Structure Jan2008.png|A 2008 Office of the Secretary of Defense organizational chart
File:The Joint Staff Org Chart.jpg|[[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and Joint Staff organizational chart
File:GCCMAP 2019.png|U.S. Department of Defense combatant command areas of responsibility
File:Defense Spending as a Percent of GDP.png|Defense spending as a percent of [[gross domestic product]] from 1792 to 2017
File:United States Defense Outlays.png|Total United States Defense outlays from 1962 to 2024 in $millions (2019 to 2024 are estimated)
File:US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) seal (vector).svg|[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
File:US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg|[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
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