Celebrating Armed Forces Day today, the day to honor all who serve or have served in the United States branches of the Department of Defense, both active-duty and former, in the reserves, National Guard or on active duty. Armed Forces Day was created on August 31, 1949, by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force commemoration Days, following the Armed Forces’ unification under one Department of Defense by President Harry S. Truman, when he signed the National Security Act into law on July 26, 1947. OF NOTE: While the U.S. Coast Guard does not technically fall under the Department of Defense when not at war, the National Security Act of 1947 was very specific about the term “Armed Forces” in the definitions, which reads, “The term ‘Armed Forces’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.” We salute and honor all who serve and have served among our current and former Shannon & Wilson staff, our subcontractors and other teaming partners, and of course, all of our Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard clients.
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)
1moThank you for your hospitality. I enjoyed the visit and the opportunity to talk with the hard-working team building these great ships.