NME

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NME is the former official name of the United States Department of Defense, used briefly after World War II before the department was reorganized and renamed.

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NME canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of government agency
historical designation
appliesToJurisdiction United States
country United States of America
endTime 1949
followedBy United States Department of Defense
formedBy National Security Act of 1947
hasHeadquartersLocation The Pentagon
linked to: Pentagon
hasPart Joint Chiefs of Staff
Munitions Board
Research and Development Board
headOfGovernmentBody United States Secretary of Defense
historyNote created to unify the U.S. armed services after World War II
name changed to Department of Defense in 1949 amendments to the National Security Act
includes United States Department of the Air Force
United States Department of the Army
United States Department of the Navy
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalBasis National Security Act of 1947
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
location Arlington County, Virginia
linked to: Arlington, Virginia
partOf United States federal government
predecessorOf United States Department of Defense
renamedAs Department of Defense
reorganizedInto United States Department of Defense
replaced Navy Department
War Department
replacedBy Department of Defense
responsibleFor coordination of U.S. armed forces
national defense of the United States
saidToBeTheSameAs National Military Establishment (U.S.)
standsFor National Military Establishment
startTime 1947

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