Some of it is self explanatory, but there is confusion about the difference between OSD and DoD Components. Points to keep in mind when writing or revising a DoD issuance are: â¢ The OSD as a whole is considered a DoD Component. By law, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense are the âheadâ of OSD.
The Big Dipper is an asterism that makes up part of the constellation of Ursa Major (The Big Bear). It is seen here at the lower left of the image. The Little Dipper, part of the constellation of Ursa Minor (The Little Bear), is seen at the upper right. Polaris, the North Star, is at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper.
I clambered up the rungs until I could see the Bear and had identified the North Star. Innes, Hammond HIGH STAND The train turned a wide bend, and he spotted the glittering Big Dipper but not the North Star. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR Yet the position of the North Star showed that we were steaming just east of south, the course we should be on for the Narrows.