Seal of the United States Department of Defense

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government emblem official seal

The Seal of the United States Department of Defense is the official emblem representing the U.S. military’s unified defense establishment and the authority of the Secretary of Defense.

Aliases (1)

United States Department of Defense heraldic system ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government emblem → official seal →
associatedWith	Pentagon → United States Secretary of Defense → United States Armed Forces → surface form: "United States armed forces"
colorScheme	dark blue → gold → red white and blue →
country	United States of America →
depicts	American bald eagle → arrows → blue field background → golden rope border → olive branch → shield with United States flag design → white outer ring →
designElement	13 arrows → eagle facing to its right → olive branch with 13 leaves → stars above the eagle →
emblemType	executive department seal →
governingBody	Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
governmentLevel	federal →
hasMotto	none →
hasShape	circular →
inscription	Department of Defense → surface form: "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE" United States of America → surface form: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
isDistinctFrom	Flag of the United States Department of Defense → seals of the individual U.S. military services →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "United States federal government"
legalStatus	official insignia of the U.S. government →
protectedBy	United States federal law →
represents	U.S. military’s unified defense establishment → Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense" authority of the Secretary of Defense →
restrictedUse	yes →
symbolizes	authority of civilian leadership over the military → defense of the United States → readiness for war and desire for peace → unity of the armed forces →
topic	heraldry of the United States government →
usedBy	Office of the Secretary of Defense → Department of Defense → surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
usedFor	authentication of official Department of Defense actions → formal identification of the Department of Defense →
usedOn	official documents of the Department of Defense → official publications of the Department of Defense → official websites of the Department of Defense →

Referenced by (3)

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

TIOH → partOf → Seal of the United States Department of Defense →

this entity surface form: "United States Department of Defense heraldic system"

Flag of the United States Department of Defense → relatedTo → Seal of the United States Department of Defense →

SecDef → symbolAssociated → Seal of the United States Department of Defense →