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Monday, August 10, 2009
National Security Act Amendment reorganizes U.S. military
On August 10, 1949, the
National Security Act Amendment
was signed into law. It replaced the Department of War with the Department of Defense (DoD) and pulled all military service branches directly under the supervision of the DoD.
Learn more about the
National Security Act
from the U.S. State Department.
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