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The Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) statute (formerly known as "NATO Mutual Support Act") was enacted to simplify exchanges of logistic support, supplies, and services between the United States and other NATO forces. It was subsequently amended in 1987, [4] to permit ACSAs with the governments of eligible non-NATO countries ...
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (or USFSPA) is a U.S. federal law enacted on September 8, 1982 to address issues that arise when a member of the military divorces, and primarily concerns jointly-earned marital property consisting of benefits earned during marriage and while one of the spouses (or both) is a military service member. [3]
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, [2] USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), abbreviated DUSD (C), is the USD (C)'s chief deputy and assumes the duties of the USD (C) in his or her absence. Pursuant to Public Law 111-84, the DUSD (C) is appointed from civilian life by the president of the United States with the consent of the Senate.
U.S. Marines in MOPP 4 gear during the 2003 invasion of Iraq U.S. Army soldiers test MOPP 4 gear at the Yuma Proving Ground's Tropic Regions Test Center in Hawaii. MOPP (an acronym for "Mission Oriented Protective Posture"; pronounced "mop") is protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment, e.g., during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear strike:
The Directorate of Operations was created in an attempt to end years of rivalry over influence, philosophy and budget between the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and the CIA. In spite of this, the Department of Defense recently organized its own global clandestine intelligence service, the Defense Clandestine Service (DCS), [ 30 ...
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division is a combat aviation brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division . Reactivated in 1988, the 10th Mountain Division's Combat Aviation Brigade supported the division as it undertook numerous operations and overseas ...
Lady Lavinia Louisa Bertie (1843 – 5 July 1928), married Robert Bickersteth on 16 January 1883, without issue; Francis Bertie, 1st Viscount Bertie of Thame (1844–1919) Hon. Alberic Edward Bertie (14 November 1846 – 20 March 1928), married Lady Caroline McDonnell, daughter of Mark McDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim, on 27 April 1881 and had issue