| Updated September 2, 2003 | ABOUT THE ALMANAC |
The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide
the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security
of our country
Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps | |
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1.37 million Active duty forces |
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DoD
Base Structure Report (Fiscal Year 2003)
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 | $312 billion authorized for FY 02 |
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The Department
of Defense is a Cabinet-level Organization. Reporting to it
are the three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force)
and 15 defense agencies. The four armed services are subordinate
to their military departments. The Marine Corps is a second
armed service in the Department of the Navy. The military departments
are responsible for recruiting, training and equipping their
forces, but operational control of those forces is assigned
to one of the unified combatant commands.