DoD
abbreviation/ˌdiː əʊ ˈdiː/
/ˌdiː əʊ ˈdiː/
Department of Defense
- the government department in the US that is responsible for defenceCultureThe DoD is the US government's largest department and receives the most money. The Secretary of Defense is never a military person. The Secretary's assistants include the military Joint Chiefs of Staff and three who are not in the armed forces, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force.
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