The Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom is a decoration established to acknowledge civilian employees of the United States Department...
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The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces...
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physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981, under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, in the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
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The Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism or Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal is a medal awarded by the United States...
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the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom Civilian Desert Shield/Desert Storm Medal Secretary of Defense...
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Robert Gates (redirect from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates)
intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George...
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Keith Stansell (category Recipients of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom)
the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom. Keith Stansell was part of a team of a dozen or so pilots and technicians overseen by the U...
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Thomas Howes (hostage) (category Recipients of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom)
awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom. Thomas Howes was part of a team of a dozen or so pilots and technicians overseen by the U...
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Marc Gonsalves (category Recipients of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom)
Thomas Howes were each awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom. Marc Gonsalves is the son of George Gonsalves and Jo Rosano...
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Jim Mattis (redirect from Defense Secretary Mattis)
served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf...
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2022, the GWOT-SM was a quasi-automatically awarded medal similar to the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM). The GWOT-SM was awarded for the broadly...
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The Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal is a United States Department of Defense service award and campaign medal. The medal was established by Executive Order...
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David Packard (category United States deputy secretaries of defense)
Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health...
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Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded by the president of the United States to “any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person...
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Michael Bhatia (category Recipients of the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom)
the United States, Bhatia was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom posthumously. Bhatia's work concentrated on conflict...
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Purple Heart (redirect from Purple Heart Medal)
Enforcement Purple Heart Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom Texas Purple Heart Medal Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service (State...
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II led the House Committee on Armed Services to direct the Secretary of Defense to "review the rationale for awarding the prisoner-of-war medal to some...
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The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians whose actions aided in the war efforts of the United...
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Leon Panetta (redirect from Secretary Panetta)
administrations as secretary of defense (2011–2013), director of the CIA (2009–2011), White House chief of staff (1994–1997), director of the Office of Management...
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Colin Powell (redirect from Colin Powell's tenure as Secretary of State)
included the Presidential Medal of Freedom (twice), the Congressional Gold Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, and the Secretary's Distinguished Service...
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Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale...
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executive, an Assistant Secretary of Defense for Supply and Logistics. Meanwhile, the Korean War led to several investigations by Congress of military supply...
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Ohio Historical Marker The American Presidency Project - Citation Accompanying the Medal of Freedom Presented to Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson. -...
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Peter Pace (category Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal)
September 30, 2005. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on June 8, 2007, that he would advise the President to not renominate Pace for a second term...
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William J. Perry (redirect from Secretary William Perry)
as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1993–1994) and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (1977–1981). Perry is the Michael and Barbara Berberian...
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Paul Nitze (category United States deputy secretaries of defense)
Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department. He is best known for being the principal...
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Lloyd Austin (redirect from Stand-Down to Address Extremism in the Ranks)
as the 28th and current United States Secretary of Defense since January 22, 2021. Before retiring from the military in 2016, Austin served as the 12th...
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This list of wound decorations is an index of articles that describe notable awards given for wounds; usually, though not exclusively, to military personnel...
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Robert A. Lovett (category United States secretaries of defense)
as the fourth United States Secretary of Defense, having been promoted to this position from Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served in the cabinet of President...
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or within the traditional chain of command, instead answering to the Secretary of Defense directly through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence...
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