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Thomas S. Gates Jr.

Index Thomas S. Gates Jr.

Thomas Sovereign Gates Jr. (April 10, 1906March 25, 1983) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1959 to 1961 under President Eisenhower. [1]

62 relations: Air Resupply And Communications Service, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR), Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller), Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Cape Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy), Chestnut Hill Academy, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, China Lobby, China–United States relations, David M. Shoup, Donald A. Quarles, Draper Kauffman, February 1965, Fibag scandal, Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization, Gates (surname), General Counsel of the Department of Defense, General Counsel of the Navy, George Berkeley Ross, George H. W. Bush, George Kistiakowsky, George Scratchley Brown, Index of World War II articles (T), James H. Douglas Jr., John Cowles Sr., JPMorgan Chase, Leonard Woodcock, List of ambassadors of the United States to China, List of University of Pennsylvania people, May 1960, Nassau Agreement, Neil H. McElroy, Nike Zeus, Philadelphia Club, Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert McNamara, Single Integrated Operational Plan, SSM-N-9 Regulus II, Thomas Gates, Thomas Sovereign Gates, Three Brave Men, ..., Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, United States Army Recruiting Command, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, United States Secretary of Defense, United States Secretary of the Air Force, United States Secretary of the Navy, United States Under Secretary of the Navy, USS Independence (CV-62), USS Salem (CA-139), USS Thomas S. Gates, William B. Franke. Expand index (12 more) »

Air Resupply And Communications Service

The Air Resupply And Communications Service (ARCS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment (ASD(EI&E)), formerly known as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment (DUSD (I&E)), provided management and oversight of military installations worldwide and manages environmental, safety, and occupational health programs for the Department of Defense (DoD).

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) is chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5136.1 in 1994.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

In the United States, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs or ASD (ISA) is the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD (P)) and the United States Secretary of Defense on international security strategy and policy on issues of Department of Defense (DoD) interest related to the governments and defense establishments of the nations and international organizations of Europe (including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Middle East, and Africa.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, or ASD(LA), is the head of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, responsible for providing support to the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) in his/her dealings with the United States Congress.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, or ASD (L&MR), was the principal staff assistant and adviser to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, (USD (AT&L)), Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF), and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) on logistics and materiel readiness issues within the Department of Defense (DoD), including programs related to logistics, materiel readiness, maintenance, strategic mobility, and sustainment support.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, or ASD(NCB), is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics on policy and plans for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, or ASD(R&FM), is a Defense Department position responsible for civilian and military personnel policy, readiness of the force, military community and family policy and diversity management and equal opportunity.

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR)

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) was a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy.

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviated ASN FM) is a civilian office of the United States Department of the Navy.

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Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs

The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, or ATSD(PA), is the principal staff advisor and assistant to the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense for public information, internal information, community relations, information training, and audiovisual matters in support of Department of Defense activities, leading a worldwide public affairs community of some 3,800 military and civilian personnel.

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Cape Gates

Cape Gates is an ice-covered cape which marks the northwestern extremity of Carney Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is, by U.S. law, the highest-ranking and senior-most military officer in the United States Armed Forces 10 USC 152.

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Charles Thomas (Secretary of the Navy)

Charles Sparks Thomas (September 28, 1897 – October 17, 1983) was a U.S. administrator.

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Chestnut Hill Academy

Chestnut Hill Academy (CHA) is an all-male Pre-K through 12 independent college preparatory school located in northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force (acronym: CSAF, or AF/CC) is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Air Force, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Air Force, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Air Force; and is in a separate capacity a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and thereby a military adviser to the National Security Council, the Secretary of Defense, and the President.

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China Lobby

In United States politics, the China lobby is a phrase to describe special interest groups acting on behalf of the governments of either the People's Republic of China; or groups acting on the behalf of Republic of China (Taiwan) to influence Sino-American relations; or those in the U.S. who lobby for what they deem as pro Chinese American policies and closer Sino-American relations.

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China–United States relations

China–United States relations, more often known as U.S.–Chinese relations, Chinese–U.S. relations, or Sino-American relations, refers to international relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America.

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David M. Shoup

David Monroe Shoup (30 December 1904 – 13 January 1983) was a decorated general of the United States Marine Corps who was awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II, became the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and, after retiring, became one of the most prominent critics of the Vietnam War.

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Donald A. Quarles

Donald Aubrey Quarles (July 30, 1894 - May 8, 1959) was a communications engineer, senior level executive with Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric, and a top official in the United States Department of Defense during the Eisenhower Administration.

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Draper Kauffman

Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (4 August 1911 – 18 August 1979) was an American underwater demolition expert, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

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February 1965

The following events occurred in February 1965.

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Fibag scandal

The Fibag scandal was in 1961/1962 a German political scandal around minister of defense Franz Josef Strauss, which, together with the Starfighter scandal and the Spiegel scandal, led to Strauss' dismissal as defense minister and halted his political career at least temporarily.

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Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization

The Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program of the United States Navy extended the lives of World War II-era destroyers by shifting their mission from a surface attack role to that of a submarine hunter.

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Gates (surname)

Gates is a surname, and may refer to.

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General Counsel of the Department of Defense

The General Counsel of the Department of Defense is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense (DoD), advising both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all legal matters and services, and providing legal advice to Office of the Secretary of Defense organizations and, as appropriate, other DOD components.

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General Counsel of the Navy

The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy is the senior civilian lawyer in the U.S. Department of the Navy and is the senior legal adviser to the Secretary of the Navy.

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George Berkeley Ross

George Berkeley Ross (January 24, 1918 – September 1, 2006) was an early pioneer of information technology in the American petroleum industry who spearheaded the digitization of the exploration for petroleum.

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George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.

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George Kistiakowsky

George Bogdanovich Kistiakowsky (November 18, 1900 – December 7, 1982) (Георгій Богданович Кістяківський, Георгий Богданович Кистяковский) was a Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project and later served as President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Science Advisor.

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George Scratchley Brown

George Scratchley Brown (17 August 1918 – 5 December 1978) was a United States Air Force general who served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Index of World War II articles (T)

# T-26.

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James H. Douglas Jr.

James Henderson Douglas Jr. (March 11, 1899 – February 24, 1988) was a lawyer and senior-level official in the United States Government.

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John Cowles Sr.

John Cowles Sr. (December 14, 1898 – February 25, 1983) was the co-owner of the Cowles Media Company, whose assets included the Minneapolis Star, the Minneapolis Tribune, the Des Moines Register, Look magazine, and a half-interest in Harper's Magazine.

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JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City.

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Leonard Woodcock

Leonard Freel Woodcock (February 15, 1911 – January 16, 2001) was President of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the first US ambassador to the People's Republic of China (and the last Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing).

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List of ambassadors of the United States to China

The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to People's Republic of China (PRC).

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List of University of Pennsylvania people

This is a partial list of notable faculty, alumni and scholars of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, United States.

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May 1960

The following events occurred in May 1960.

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Nassau Agreement

The Nassau Agreement, concluded on 21 December 1962, was an agreement negotiated between President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as a result of a series of meetings by the two leaders over three days in the Bahamas following Kennedy's announcement of his intended cancellation of the Skybolt.

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Neil H. McElroy

Neil Hosler McElroy (October 30, 1904 – November 30, 1972) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1957 to 1959 under President Eisenhower.

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Nike Zeus

Nike Zeus was an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system developed by the US Army during the late 1950s and early 1960s that was designed to destroy incoming Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile warheads before they could hit their targets.

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Philadelphia Club

The Philadelphia Club was founded in 1834 and is located at 13th and Walnut Streets in Center City, Philadelphia.

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Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower

The presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower began on January 20, 1953, when he was inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States, and ended on January 20, 1961.

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Robert McNamara

Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Single Integrated Operational Plan

The Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) was the United States' general plan for nuclear war from 1961 to 2003.

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SSM-N-9 Regulus II

The SSM-N-9 Regulus II cruise missile is a supersonic guided missile armed with a nuclear warhead, intended for launching from surface ships and submarines of the U.S. Navy (USN).

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Thomas Gates

Thomas Gates may refer to.

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Thomas Sovereign Gates

Thomas Sovereign Gates (March 21, 1873 – April 8, 1948) was an American investment banker and educator.

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Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men is a 1956 drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Ray Milland and Ernest Borgnine.

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Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, abbreviated USD(C)/CFO, is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense.

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Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense.

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United States Army Recruiting Command

The United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) mission is to recruit the enlisted, non-commissioned and officer candidates for service in the United States Army and Army Reserve.

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United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

The Deputy Secretary of Defense (acronym: DEPSECDEF) is a statutory office and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, the executive department of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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United States Secretary of the Air Force

The Secretary of the Air Force (SecAF, or SAF/OS) is the head of the Department of the Air Force, a component organization within the Department of Defense of the United States.

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United States Secretary of the Navy

The Secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Under Secretary of the Navy

The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy.

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USS Independence (CV-62)

The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

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USS Salem (CA-139)

The third USS Salem (CA-139) is one of three heavy cruisers completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II.

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USS Thomas S. Gates

USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) was a flight-I that was used by the United States Navy.

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William B. Franke

William Birrell Franke (April 15, 1894 – June 30, 1979) was United States Secretary of the Navy from 1959 to 1961 under Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_S._Gates_Jr.

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