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Jeh Johnson: “The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 struck many carefully crafted balances of both…”

On the recordNovember 9, 2011
The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 struck many carefully crafted balances of both intra- and inter-service equities.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Johnson discusses the implications of adding the CNGB to the JCS.

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