The United States secretary of defense, secondarily titled the secretary of war, is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a hig
Pete Hegseth Official Portrait
Donald Rumsfeld is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Associate Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart as U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General George S. Brown watch at The Pentagon on 20 November 1975.
Department of Defense organizational chart (December 2013)
James Forrestal Sec Of Def
The United States Department of Defense, also referred to as the Department of War, is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervising the Uni
United States Secretary of Defense
…The United States secretary of defense (SecDef), secondarily titled the secretary of war (SecWar), is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the Cabinet of the United States. The secretary of defense's…
An aerial view of the Pentagon
President Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment of 1949
Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff organizational chart