United States Secretary of Defense

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The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the Department of Defense and the principal defense policy advisor to the President, overseeing the nation’s armed forces and military strategy.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal executive position
cabinet-level position
defense minister role
advises President of the United States
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States of America
createdOn 1947-09-18
department Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
eligibleFor reappointment without term limit
firstHolder James V. Forrestal
hasAbbreviation SecDef
hasRole principal defense policy advisor to the President of the United States
headOf Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
isInLineOfSuccessionFor President of the United States
legalBasis Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
National Security Act of 1947
locatedIn Arlington, Virginia
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia
memberOf National Security Council of the United States
surface form: United States National Security Council
mustBe civilian at time of appointment
nominatedBy President of the United States
oversees Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Unified Combatant Commands
United States Air Force
United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Space Force
participatesIn meetings of the National Security Council
partOf Cabinet of the United States
positionInPresidentialLineOfSuccession seventh
replaced United States Secretary of Defense self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Secretary of War

United States Secretary of the Navy as cabinet-level military head
reportsTo President of the United States
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
responsibleFor execution of approved defense policy
formulation of general defense policy
military strategy of the United States
overall direction of the United States military
seat Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon
style Mr. Secretary
subjectTo civilian control of the military principle
supervises Secretary of the Air Force
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of the Navy
termLength no fixed term
website https://www.defense.gov

Referenced by (129)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Brown positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
James R. Schlesinger positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
James V. Forrestal positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
Forrestal positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: James V. Forrestal
Robert M. Gates positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr. positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
William Cohen positionHeld United States Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense positionHeldBy United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: United States Department of Defense
Pentagon Papers positionHeldByAuthor United States Secretary of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff principalMilitaryAdvisorTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Flag of the United States Department of Defense relatedTo United States Secretary of Defense
Mr. Secretary relatesToTitle United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense replaced United States Secretary of Defense self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Secretary of War
Secretary of War replacedBy United States Secretary of Defense
Coalition Provisional Authority reportedTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: U.S. Secretary of Defense
Army Secretariat reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chief of Naval Operations reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chief of Space Operations reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chief of Staff of the Air Force reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
CSAF reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: Chief of Staff of the Air Force
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chief of Staff of the Army reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Chief of the National Guard Bureau reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Commander, United Nations Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
Commander, United States European Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
DDR&E reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
Defense Acquisition Board (through representation) reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: Defense Acquisition Board
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Department of the Navy reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
DoD Field Activities reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Headquarters United States Air Force reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
National Reconnaissance Office reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
NRO reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: National Reconnaissance Office
OSD(A&S) reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Office of the Secretary of Defense reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Air Force reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Army reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Navy reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Africa Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Northern Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Strategic Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
Unified Combatant Commands reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
United States National Guard reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Special Operations Command reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command
SOCOM reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command