Department of Defense

The Department of Defense is ran by the Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.  The mission of the D.o.D is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.  So this department pretty much runs our military and its main goal is to protect the United States.  The department was founded in 1947 but under a different name, then in 1949 the name was changed to The Department of Defense. One of the big issues that they are dealing with is the crisis in Libya.



Im really happy we have the Department of Defense.  The reason being is that if we didn't who would protect us from the dangers before us?  What would the US be right now if we didn't have this department?  But glady we do have a Department of Defense and we don't have to worry about who will protect us because we know when something happens we can turn to them and they will be there to protect us from the danger at hand.

Links:
http://www.defense.gov/