What is United States Department of Defense?
[[File:United States Department of Defense Seal.svg|right|200px]] 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 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. {{US-stub}} {{USCabinet}} [[Category:United States Department of Defense]] [[Category:1947 establishments in the United States]]