NME

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former name of government agency historical designation

NME is the former official name of the United States Department of Defense, used briefly after World War II before the department was reorganized and renamed.

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former name of government agency → historical designation →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
country	United States of America →
endTime	1949 →
followedBy	United States Department of Defense →
formedBy	National Security Act of 1947 →
hasHeadquartersLocation	The Pentagon →
hasPart	Joint Chiefs of Staff → Munitions Board → Research and Development Board →
headOfGovernmentBody	United States Secretary of Defense →
historyNote	created to unify the U.S. armed services after World War II → name changed to Department of Defense in 1949 amendments to the National Security Act →
includes	United States Department of the Air Force → United States Department of the Army → United States Department of the Navy →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	National Security Act of 1947 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Virginia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
location	Arlington County, Virginia →
partOf	United States federal government →
predecessorOf	United States Department of Defense →
renamedAs	Department of Defense →
reorganizedInto	United States Department of Defense →
replaced	Navy Department → War Department →
replacedBy	Department of Defense →
responsibleFor	coordination of U.S. armed forces → national defense of the United States →
saidToBeTheSameAs	National Military Establishment (U.S.) →
standsFor	National Military Establishment →
startTime	1947 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Military Establishment →	alsoKnownAs