The deputy secretary of defense who is secondarily but informally titled the deputy secretary of war, is a statutory office and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the
Portrait of Stephen T. Early
Robert Lovett, photo portrait, 1951
William C Foster
Roger M Kyes Dep Sec Def
The general counsel of the Department of Defense is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense, advising both the secretary and deputy secretary on all legal matters and services, and provid
Streuve Hensel
Wilber Marion Brucker
Cyrus Vance So S