United States Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense
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Agency overview
Formed	1947-9-18th
Jurisdiction	Government_of_the_United_States_of_America
Headquarters	The Pentagon; Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Annual budget	721.5$ billion
Agency executives	Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary; Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary; Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Child agencies	Department of the Army; Department of the Navy; Department of the Air Force; National Security Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; National Reconnaissance Office;
Website	https://www.defense.gov/[1]

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The United States Department of Defense (DOD), previously known as the United States Department of War is a reactionary and anti-communist government organization responsible for the military overthrow of various governments around the world, most notably those of socialist and indigenous control.