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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]
Foreign Military Sales ( FMS) is a security assistance program of the United States government to facilitate the purchase of U.S. arms, defense equipment, design and construction services, and military training to foreign governments. [ 1] FMS is a government-to-government program where the United States Department of Defense through the ...
The Department of Defense failed its fifth audit in 2022, and couldn't account for more than 60% of its $3.5 trillion in assets. [ 76 ] In the latest Center for Effective Government analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most Freedom of Information Act requests, published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the most recent years ...
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:
James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) [2] is a retired United States Navy admiral and vice chair, global affairs, and a managing director-partner of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, [3] [4] [5] and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation.
The Sniper is used on the U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, [5] B-1B Lancer, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and A-10 Thunderbolt II. It was also used on the British Harrier GR9 [6] and the Canadian CF-18 Hornet. [7] In 2016 Lockheed Martin announced that Kuwait would be the first country to use Sniper on the Eurofighter Typhoon. [8]