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The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) is one of the oldest Department of Defense (DoD) federal advisory committees and was established in 1951 by then-Secretary of Defense (SecDef) George C. Marshall. The committee is composed of civilian women and men appointed by the SecDef to provide advice and recommendations on ...
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. [24] [25]
The Last Salute: Civil and Military Funeral, 1921–1969, Chapter V, Former Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal, Official Funeral, 22–25 May 1949 by B. C. Mossman and M. W. Stark. United States Army Center of Military History. Admiral M.D. Willcutts Report, 1949 (pdf). Or in searchable html. Diaries of James V. Forrestal, 1944–1949
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War is a nonfiction book written by Robert M. Gates, a former U.S. secretary of defense. It was published in January 2014 by Alfred A. Knopf . The book recounts Gates's service in the George W. Bush administration (2006–2009) and the Obama administration (2009–2011), including his experiences managing the ...
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam by (Former Secretary of Defense) Robert S. McNamara; Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987-88 by Harold Wise; One Shot, One Kill- American Combat Snipers: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut by Charles W. Sasser/Craig Roberts
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War (2014), by Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense 2006–2011. Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace (2014; ISBN 978-1594205965 ) by Leon Panetta , Secretary of Defense 2011–2013, Director of the CIA 2009–2011, White House Chief of Staff 1994–1997, Director of the OMB 1993–1994 ...
The Unknown Known (also known as The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld) is a 2013 American documentary film about the political career of former U.S. Secretary of Defense and congressman Donald Rumsfeld, directed by Academy Award winning documentarian and filmmaker Errol Morris.
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 ...