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The longest-serving secretary of defense is Robert McNamara, who served for a total of 7 years, 39 days. Combining his two non-sequential services as the secretary of defense, the second-longest serving is Donald Rumsfeld, who served just ten days fewer than McNamara. The second-longest unbroken tenure was Caspar Weinberger's, at 6 years, 306 days. The shortest-serving secretary of defense is Elliot Richardson, who served 114 days and then w…
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He joins George Marshall, a retired general of the Army nominated in 1950 by President Harry Truman, and retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, former President Donald Trump's first defense secretary in ...
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WebThe Department of Defense is composed of the Office of the Secretary of Defense , the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff , Office of the Inspector General , the Combatant Commands, the Military Departments …
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WebOct. 17, 2023, 10:56 AM ET (Wall Street Journal) U.S. Prepares Troops for Potential Deployment to Support Israel. U.S. Department of Defense, executive division of the …
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United States Secretary of Defense
The United States secretary of defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet. T…... Read more