Cabinet 6_1
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (1789, originally the<br />
Department of War)<br />
• Reorganized in 1947 and named Department of<br />
Defense in 1949<br />
• Maintains the Armed Forces and establishes<br />
training and education of military officers<br />
• West Point (Army)<br />
• Naval Academy (Navy and Marines)<br />
• Air Force Academy (Air Force)<br />
• JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF – highest ranking<br />
officers of each branch of the military<br />
• Advises the President on national defense and<br />
military affairs