...heads the National Military Establishment, of which the principal components are the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. Each of these departments is administered independently by a Secretary, 45 one Under-Secretary, and...

...Based on Retired or Retainer Pay" in the heading oí chapter 73. or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (7) "Military...the Air Force. •,,.,.. <8) "Secretary concerned" means(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army ; (B) the Secretary...

...military departments. ment of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term "military departments" means the Department of the...of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term "Secretary concerned" means— (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters...

...shall be the head thereof. (b) There shall be within the Department of Defense (1) the Department of and each such department shall on and after August 10, 1949, be military departments in lieu of their...

...to 201 (b) , which says : There shall be within the Department of Defense— (1) the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, aud each such department shall on and after the date of enactment of the National Security Act of 1949,...

...all of that ? Mr. ROYALL. I do not think so, sir. Senator BALDWIN. Provided that the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department. of the Air Force under the direction of the Secretary of National Defense shall be administered as individual units...

...weapons systems or military operations. 2. Common defense. 3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, generally. 4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including administration, sanitation,...

...The bill itself provides that the National Defense Establishment shall consist of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.jtogether with all other agencies created within the National Defense Establishment. The bill...

...instead of those two there the National Defense Establishment down here, and then the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Forces bracketed under it. Mr. BENDED. Are not you merely changing titles under this plan and reshuffling...

...September 18, 19V? , the National Military Establishment was set up, consisting of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, together with certain other agencies. Reorganization of Congress Although reorganization in the federal...