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United States Department of Defense, n.

the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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Defense Defense Department Department of Defense DoD United States Department of Defense

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executive department

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA Defense Logistics Agency Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC National Reconnaissance Office, NRO National Security Agency, NSA United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC