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Nick Turse: As Washington Talks Iraq Withdrawal, the Pentagon Builds Up Bases in the RegionNick Turse: As Washington Talks Iraq Withdrawal, the Pentagon Builds Up Bases in the Region Despite recent large-scale insurgent suicide bombings that have killed scores of civilians and the fact that well over 100,000 U.S. troops are still... In this article: Pentagon, United States, Washington, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, U.S. Army, Iraq, and Fort Hood |
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CBS | November 14, 2009
Perry's 2009 travel records scrutinized
...both nationally and internationally," Perry spokeswoman Allison Castle said. Perry visited Iraq on U.S. Defense Department trips in January and July. In August, he went to Israel on a trip organized and partially paid for by one of his...
In this article: Rick Perry, Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Israel, Anita Perry, and Nasdaq
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CNN | 20 hours ago
Troops celebrate Thanksgiving
...be with your family." The Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency made plans to ship Thanksgiving meals to roughly 180,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, according to Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell. In order to accommodate...
In this article: Raymond Odierno, Iraq, United States, Pentagon, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Turkey, and White House
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LA Progressive | 22 hours ago
Kicking the Can Down the Street
...agenda a possibility. Just as President Johnson could not pay for guns and butter, President Obama cannot possibly pay for Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Pentagon's projection of a "long war" of 50 years duration. I am afraid to say that...
In this article: Barack Obama, Tom Hayden, Waste, Tax, Lyndon B. Johnson, YouTube, Twitter, Pentagon, Jim McGovern, and Bill Clinton
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AP Online | 3 days ago
IED riddle tougher in Afghanistan
Ashton Carter, the Defense Department's chief weapons buyer, told reporters Monday that "we are just beginning to get set in Afghanistan ... in doing everything that we can" because the country is so remote and lacks infrastructure.
In this article: Afghanistan, Pentagon, Washington, and Iraq
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USATODAY.com | November 17, 2009
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review
Fort Hood slayings prompt full Pentagon review Lt. Col. Houck and Army Warrant Officer Carlton Royster, 30, of Philadelphia, pray together during a farewell event for the III Corps Special Troops Battalion on the verge of deploying to Iraq.
In this article: The Pentagon, Fort Hood, Robert Gates, The FBI, Barack Obama, and Washington
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The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and functions of the DOD are set forth in Title 10 of the United States Code.
The DOD is the major tenant of The Pentagon building near Washington, D.C., and has three major components the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Among the many DOD agencies are the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The department also operates several joint service schools, including the National War College.
- Name:
- Department of Defense
- Also Known As:
- DoD
- Type:
- Department
- Headquarters:
- The Pentagon
- Founding Date:
- September 18, 1947
- No. of Employees:
- 2,300,000 military (2004)
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