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5 U.S.C. § 102

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Military departments
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Title
5 — Government Organization and Employees
Chapter
PTI/CH1
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The military departments are: The Department of the Army. The Department of the Navy. The Department of the Air Force. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.) Historical and Revision NotesThe section is supplied to avoid the necessity for defining “military departments” each time it is used in this title. See section 101(7) of title 10.

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