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  The Military And Wars, From The Revolution To Nuclear Subs
The United States Department of War was the military department of the United States government's executive branch from 1789 until 1949, when it became part of the United States Department of Defense.
The United States Army was founded on 14 June 1775, by an act of the Continental Congress in response to the increased British military activity in the 13 Colonies.
The United States Navy was founded on 13 October 1775, and the Department of the Navy was established on 30 April 1798.
www.jcs-group.com /military/homepage.html   (1357 words)

  
 United States Cabinet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Washington's first consisted of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury Henry Knox as Secretary of War Edmund Randolph as Attorney General and Samuel Osgood Postmaster General.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs was renamed Secretary of State and additional responsibilities in March 1790.
From 1789 to 1947 the duties of the Secretary of were instead handled by Cabinet-level positions of Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy.
www.freeglossary.com /United_States_Cabinet   (1232 words)

  
 United States Secretary of the Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenneth Claiborne Royall, the last United States Secretary of War, became the first Secretary of the Army when the National Defense Act of 1947 took effect and was the last Army secretary to hold the cabinet status, which was henceforth assigned to the Secretary of Defense.
Secretaries of the United States Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense • Deputy Secretary of Defense
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army   (213 words)

  
 United States Army Flag
The newly adopted flag was presented by Vice President Richard Nixon to Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker in a ceremony at the Capitol, Washington DC, on June 13, 1956.
The United States Army came into being by action of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, and two years later, on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
Other hand embroidered flags were presented to President Eisenhower; the Chief Of Staff, U.S. Army; and for display in the Pentagon building corridor near the entrance to the office of the Secretary of the Army.
www.qmfound.com /United_States_Army_Flag.htm   (933 words)

  
 Remarks After UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's Luncheon for P-5 Members
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice > Former Secretaries of State > Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell > Speeches and Remarks > 2003 > September
The United States was pleased to play a role in that by providing offshore capability and some on-the-ground capability for a period of time.
And the Secretary General encouraged all of us, and all the nations of the United Nations, to do as much as they can to deal with this deadly threat, this disease that is killing millions and millions of citizens and orphaning so many children.
www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2003/24534.htm   (1044 words)

  
 United States Department of the Army - The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Department of the Army is one of the three military departments in the United States Department of Defense.
It is headed by the Secretary of the Army, a civilian, who is responsible for the administrative (non-operational) affairs of the U.S. Army.
The highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff of the Army.
www.blackvault.com /wiki/index.php/United_States_Department_of_the_Army   (97 words)

  
 US Army
Before the outbreak of the Second World War, the United States Army was a small professional force of 175,000 men.
When the United States entered the war plans were made to establish 105 divisions but in fact only 100 divisions were created before the end of the war.
The United States Army grew again during the Vietnam War reaching 1,460,000 in the late 1960s.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAarmy.htm   (752 words)

  
 Memorandum Regarding a Conversation Between the Secretary Of State and the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura), 29 September ...
He handed the Secretary a document (copy of which is attached hereto) containing the gist of what the Foreign Minister said in his conversations with the American Ambassador at Tokyo on September 27.
The Secretary replied that, as the Ambassador knew, the President's brother?in?law had died last week, that the President went to Hyde Park over the weekend, and that consequently the Secretary had not been able to see the President for the last three or four days.
The Secretary observed that there have been a number of our marine guards who did not want to leave China and he supposed that in the case of the Japanese occupationary forces there were many who would not like to be recalled.
www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/WorldWar2/nomura8.htm   (1423 words)

  
 Anthrax Strike: The 1976 Outbreak of Labor Militancy in the Panama Canal Zone
The United States was granted the right to act “as if it were sovereign” within the confines of this strip of land, which came to be known as the Canal Zone.
For those units in which union support was less than 10% the agency was required to grant only “informal recognition.” The agency was not required to consult with a union that was granted informal recognition, nor was it permitted to deduct union dues from members’ paychecks.
United States Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes, pursuant to the authority granted him by Executive Order 10794 over wage and employment practices in the Canal Zone, promulgated a regulation designed to reduce the tropical differential to 15% for new US citizen employees.
www.serve.com /~CZBrats/Builders/anthraxstrike.htm   (12022 words)

  
 HQDA agencies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Headquarters, Department of the Army is the executive part of the Department of the Army at the seat of Government.
HQDA is composed of the Office of the Secretary of the Army; Office of the Chief of Staff, Army; the Army Staff; and specifically designated staff support agencies.
It is not restricted to agencies and personnel located in the Washington DC metropolitan area, but includes dispersed agencies and personnel performing "national headquarters" functions, as distinguished from "field" or "local" functions.
www.hqda.army.mil   (116 words)

  
 President Outlines Steps to Help Iraq Achieve Democracy and Freedom
Successful units need to know they are fighting for the future of their own country, not for any occupying power, so we are ensuring that Iraqi forces serve under an Iraqi chain of command.
I've directed Secretary Powell to work with fellow members of the Council to endorse the timetable the Iraqis have adopted, to express international support for Iraq's interim government, to reaffirm the world's security commitment to the Iraqi people, and to encourage other U.N. members to join in the effort.
Yet Iraqis are united in a broad and deep conviction: They're determined never again to live at the mercy of a dictator.
www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2004/05/20040524-10.html   (3609 words)

  
 Secretary of Army Thomas White Alters Website To Hide Leading Role in Enron
Soon thereafter his 'Official Biography' was put up on the US Department of the Army's website.
Secretary White was proud of his long-time leading role in the Bush family's favorite corporation.
And now the Secretary of the Army's 'Official Biography' has been altered - and White's Enron role - moved to the tail end - is reduced to:
www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0216-04.htm   (420 words)

  
 BSB Policy Manual
State House Operations — oversees the operation of the State House: monitors performance of and manages private contractors for cleaning, mechanical maintenance and life safety systems; and sanctions, organizes and supervises all State House events and functions, working closely with personnel in the Legislative and Executive Branches.
Further, the Bureau of State Office Buildings reserves the right to have any vehicle which does not have the proper credentials displayed removed without warning during times of heightened security or times in which a threat is made to the facility.
Any State House visitor entering the Derne St. or Bowdoin St. entrances, in possession of a firearm, may be directed to the General Hooker entrance, via an exterior route, for purposes of declaring and securing the weapon.
www.mass.gov /bsb/bsb_policy_man.htm   (14013 words)

  
 Civilian Personnel On-Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Become a member of the Army Civilian Team.
The Army has a wealth of challenging jobs with progressive employment practices, a family friendly atmosphere, exceptional benefits, and a diverse workforce.
The CPOL Portal is a one stop site that provides access to all the information you may need as a Civilian supervisor or employee working for the Army.
www.cpol.army.mil   (129 words)

  
 Association of the United States Army: Secretary will Receive Unit Manning Report.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Army Secretary Thomas White will hear in a few weeks from personnel officials how his proposal for unit manning is taking shape for a Stryker Brigade Combat Team standing up in Alaska.
He said that in the Stryker Brigade they are looking at that, cyclic regeneration of the unit and lifecycle of the unit [keeping soldiers in place for three years and extending some command tours to ensure continuity].
He said that “lifecycle assignments will also be very useful for units that deploy.” Collins said that not all soldiers – particularly those in combat support and combat support units -- would necessarily be assigned to the brigade combat team for its entire cycle.
www.ausa.org /WEBINT/DeptHome.nsf/byid/KGRG-6DSQBF   (419 words)

  
 The United States Army Home Page
Transcript of Fox News Radio Interview with Honorable Dr. Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army, Fox News Radio; Oct. 12, 2006
Transcript of Honorable Dr. Francis J. Harvey, Secretary of the Army, interview with the Laura Ingraham Show; Oct. 12, 2006
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, at the AUSA Conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 10, 2006
www.army.mil   (434 words)

  
 hr1364.html
Urging the United States Secretary of the Army to award the Presidential Unit Citation to the Georgia National Guard 48th Infantry Brigade; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to a unit of the Armed Forces of the United States for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the United States Secretary of the Army and the Georgia National Guard 48th Infantry Brigade.
www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/2005_06/fulltext/hr1364.htm   (355 words)

  
 Association of the United States Army: Secretary Sees Positive Movement in Recruiting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The active Army brought in slightly more than 73,000 recruits in 2005, Army Secretary Francis Harvey said Oct. 3, a figure almost 7,000 short of its goal for the year.
The Army recruited between 73,200 and 73,300 soldiers for the recruiting year, which ended with the close of September.
The 67 percent figure that the Army had used was an “artificial system,” he argued.
www.ausa.org /WEBINT/DeptAUSANews.nsf/byid/PGRH-6HCKHF   (572 words)

  
 Colin Powell | Soldier and Statesman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He later commanded the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and V Corps, United States Army in Europe, and was Commander in Chief of Forces Command, headquartered at Fort McPherson, Georgia.
In January, 2001, General Powell was selected by President George W. Bush to serve as his Secretary of State.
Secretary Powell is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Howard University, and of the Board of Directors of the United Negro College Fund.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96apr/powell.html   (1141 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Senate Judiciary Committee Grills Ashcroft on Justice Dept. Memo -- June 8, 2004
the United States Congress, or that would violate the provisions of any of the treaties as they have been entered into by the United States, the president, the administration and this government.
I will just say this, that he has made no order that would require or direct the violation of any law of the United States enacted by the Congress, or any treaty to which the United States is party, as ratified by the Congress or the Constitution of the United States.
That event led Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to ask his general counsel, William J, Haynes to appoint a working group to examine what exactly the legal and policy parameters were for interrogation of detainees and what's called the global war on terrorism.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/fedagencies/jan-june04/torture_6-8.html   (2026 words)

  
 The New Yorker: Fact
Halliburton charged the United States as much as $2.38 per gallon, an amount that a Pentagon audit determined to be about a dollar per gallon too high.
It is so complicated to secure an Iraq contract from the United States government that several big Washington law firms have gone into the business of shepherding applicants through the process.
One of its board members is Army General Wayne Downing, who commanded the Special Forces in the first Gulf War and ran counterterrorism in the Bush White House for the better part of a year after September 11th.
www.newyorker.com /fact/content/040216fa_fact   (6083 words)

  
 U.S. Department of the Interior
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with historical re-enactors at the 225th Anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown Celebration on October 19, 2006.
Yorktown, VA — Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne delivered the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown on October 19, 2006.
Keynote speaker Mark Limbaugh, Assistant Secretary of Water and Science for the Department of the Interior, remarked, "The reach of the CRSP Act is amazing in that it anticipated the day when water demands, water shortages, population and economic growth would converge.
www.doi.gov   (613 words)

  
 United States
LENIN, V. The State and Revolution, 1917, was seized as obscene in Boston in 1927.
Many books, including The State and Revolution, some fiction, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were seized and burned publicly.
The United States post office censors under several laws by which lewd, obscene and indecent material is banned from the mails, the words being given the vaguest definition.
spencer.lib.ku.edu /exhibits/bannedbooks/unitedstates.html   (3352 words)

  
 United States Army, Pacific - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
NIIGATA, Japan - As the world watches North Korea, which tested a nuclear weapon Oct. 9, members of the Oregon National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry are demonstrating the strong partnership between the United States and Japan.
A group of spouses turned the tables on 13 visiting child-care providers recently, providing a potluck dinner at Northern Lights Inn, where most of the visitors are staying.
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, at an annual convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno Nevada.
www.usarpac.army.mil   (562 words)

  
 Welcome to Army Emergency Relief
AER is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in 1942 by the Secretary of War and the Army Chief of Staff.
AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of Its Own".
For these reasons, the AER assistance program is conducted within the Army structure by major commanders and their installation/organization commanders through AER sections and other related organizations.
www.aerhq.org   (206 words)

  
 Chief of Staff of the United States Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) is the professional head of the United States Army who is responsible for insuring readiness of the Army.
He is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is the chief military adviser to the President of the United States on Army matters.
Prior to 1903, the military head of the Army was the Commanding General of the United States Army.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army   (524 words)

  
 1916 Easter Rising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
She fought as an officer of the Citizen Army throughout the Easter Rising for she was not only a patriot but a socialist.
The army also was using artillery: a 9 -pounder gun was fired against a single sniper.
The Irish leaders, with much backing from the United States, both emotional and financial, set about creating a viable alternative government which could and did take over when the British should have at last seen that they could not win.
users.bigpond.net.au /kirwilli/1916   (4875 words)

  
 Dan Able Kimball, First Lieutenant, United States Army - Secretary of the Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air in February 1949 and became Under Secretary of the Navy the following May.
Kimball assumed the post of Secretary of the Navy in July 1951 and held that position until the end of the Truman Administration in January 1953.
His tenure was marked by the continuation of the Korean War, the resulting expansion of the Nation's defense establishment and considerable technological progress in aviation, naval engineering and other defense-related fields.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /dakimball.htm   (249 words)

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