[20220208]IF10550_防务基础：军事部门.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 8, 2022Defense Primer: The Military DepartmentsMilitary Departments The three military departments within the Department of Defense (DOD), created by the National Security Act of 1947, are the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force (P.L. 80-253). A military department prepares and provides strategic, conventional, and special operations forces for military operations conducted by DOD. Each department has an executive headquarters for administering its activities, personnel, and organizations. The type and number of personnel permitted to work in an executive headquarters are limited by law and differ among the three departments (Table 1). Table 1. Executive Headquarters Personnel Limits Generals/ Admirals Other Officers Civilian Employees Total Department of the Army 67 1,833 1,350 3,250 Department of the Navy 74 1,726 1,350 3,150 Department of the Air Force 60 1,590 1,100 2,750 Source: 10 U.S.C. 7014, 8014, 9014. Note: Personnel limits do not apply in time of war and they may be increased by 15% of such limits in time of national emergency. Secretary of the Military Department The mil