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Also Known As DOD
Date 1947 - present
Areas Of Involvement defense • national security
Related People Pete Hegseth • James Mattis • Robert M. Gates • Donald Rumsfeld • Daniel Ellsberg • Michael Griffin • John M. Deutch • Melvin Laird • Les Aspin • James V. Forrestal • William S. Cohen

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