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Agency Department of Defense Acronym DoD Hierarchy Executive Agencies. Docs News Releases URL http://www.defenselink.mil/ Notes The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States. The Department of Defense is a Cabinet-level Organization. Reporting to it are the three military departments (Army, Navy and Air Force) and 14 defense agencies. Subjects MILITARY NATIONAL SECURITY