5 USC § 102 - Military departments

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title: "5 USC § 102 - Military departments"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "102"
section_name: "Military departments"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "ORGANIZATION"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "THE AGENCIES GENERALLY"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.)"
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# § 102. Military departments

The military departments are:

The Department of the Army.

The Department of the Navy.

The Department of the Air Force.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

The section is supplied to avoid the necessity for defining “military departments” each time it is used in this title. See .