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  2. United States Secretary of Defense - Wikipedia

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    Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 describes the organizational relationships within the department and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the department. The latest version, signed by former secretary of defense Robert Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987. [25] [26]

  3. Donald Rumsfeld - Wikipedia

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    Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President Ford share a laugh in a Cabinet meeting, 1975. Rumsfeld with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General George S. Brown at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on January 15, 1976. During his tenure as Secretary of Defense, Rumsfeld oversaw the transition to an all-volunteer military.

  4. Robert McNamara - Wikipedia

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    Robert Strange McNamara (/ ˈ m æ k n ə m ær ə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War.

  5. William Cohen - Wikipedia

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    William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine.A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton.

  6. Dick Cheney - Wikipedia

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    Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, 1989–1993 Secretary of Defense Cheney delivering a speech before the launch of destroyer USS Arleigh Burke. President George H. W. Bush nominated Cheney for the office of Secretary of Defense immediately after the U.S. Senate failed to confirm John Tower for that position. [51]

  7. Leon Panetta - Wikipedia

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    Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) [1] is an American retired politician and government official who has served under several Democratic administrations as secretary of defense (2011–2013), director of the CIA (2009–2011), White House chief of staff (1994–1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–1994), as well ...

  8. First cabinet of Donald Trump - Wikipedia

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    One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was the approval of Mattis's waiver to become Secretary of Defense. After being confirmed by the Senate on the evening of January 20, 2017, in a vote of 98–1, Mattis was sworn in by Vice President Pence on the same evening. [136]

  9. Mark Esper - Wikipedia

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    Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz signed a security document during a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon, October 22, 2020. The Department of Defense's role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-January 2020, when the department began tracking cases worldwide.