Data current as of Sept. 30, 2021. Figures reflect personnel paid for by federal appropriated funding. Source: Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center.
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President Harry S. Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. (National Archives) During a White ...
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