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

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
National Defense Strategy of the United States responsibleOfficial United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Dick Cheney roleInGulfWar United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: U.S. Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
SecDef standsFor United States Secretary of Defense
National Security Council of the United States statutoryMember United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense of the United States
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Armed Forces Security Agency subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Department of the Air Force subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
INDOPACOM subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
National Guard Bureau subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Office of the Secretary of the Army subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Army subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Senior Officer of the United States Army subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Space Command subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: U.S. Secretary of Defense
U.S. Transportation Command subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
USEUCOM subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense of the United States
United States Cyber Command subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
United States Department of the Army subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
DA subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
subject surface form: United States Department of the Army
United States European Command subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
United States Indo-Pacific Command subordinateTo United States Secretary of Defense
Unified Command Plan updatedBy United States Secretary of Defense
this entity surface form: Secretary of Defense
Mr. Secretary usedFor United States Secretary of Defense
Madam Secretary usedForOffice United States Secretary of Defense
United States National Security Advisor worksWith United States Secretary of Defense