Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
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The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and improving the readiness and training of the armed forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5033152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Context triple: [Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense, hasPosition, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness]
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A.
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military and civilian personnel policy, readiness, health affairs, and quality-of-life programs.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for policies and oversight related to logistics, materiel readiness, maintenance, and supply chain support for military forces.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing long-term defense strategy, force planning, and capability priorities to guide military posture and resources.
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D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and improving the readiness and training of the armed forces.
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A.
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing military and civilian personnel policy, readiness, health affairs, and quality-of-life programs.
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B.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for policies and oversight related to logistics, materiel readiness, maintenance, and supply chain support for military forces.
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C.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for developing long-term defense strategy, force planning, and capability priorities to guide military posture and resources.
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D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and guiding defense acquisition programs, policies, and procurement processes.
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E.
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense position
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civilian office ⓘ |
| advises |
Deputy Secretary of Defense on readiness issues
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Secretary of Defense on readiness issues ⓘ Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on readiness issues ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Combatant Commanders ⓘ Secretaries of the Military Departments ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of the Army
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| domain |
defense readiness
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force management policy ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure that U.S. forces are trained and ready to perform assigned missions
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identify and mitigate readiness shortfalls ⓘ improve effectiveness of military training programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| legalBasis |
Title 10, United States Code (personnel and readiness provisions)
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linked to:
Title 10 of the United States Code
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| locatedIn |
The Pentagon
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linked to:
Pentagon
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| mayIssue | DoD directives related to readiness and training ⓘ |
| oversees |
joint training exercises policy
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readiness improvement initiatives ⓘ readiness metrics and standards ⓘ readiness of the National Guard when in federal status ⓘ readiness of the active component forces ⓘ readiness of the reserve component forces ⓘ readiness-related data collection and analysis ⓘ |
| partOf | Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness ⓘ |
| requires | advice and consent of the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assessment of force readiness
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deployment readiness oversight ⓘ integration of active and reserve component readiness planning ⓘ integration of readiness considerations into defense planning ⓘ joint training oversight ⓘ military readiness policy ⓘ mobilization planning oversight ⓘ policy on readiness reporting to Congress ⓘ readiness aspects of total force policy ⓘ readiness reporting systems ⓘ readiness-related input to defense budget planning ⓘ training policy for the U.S. armed forces ⓘ |
| sector |
U.S. federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| seniority | senior civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Description of subject: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing and improving the readiness and training of the armed forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense
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hasPosition
→
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
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