Pitchers, Decanters & Carafes. Make the refreshment table the least of your worries while entertaining with the proper beverage dispensers. Perfect for any occasion, glass or plastic carafes are a great way to serve chilled juices, punch and water. For more formal affairs, freestanding beverage dispensers with spigots or spouts serve everything from iced tea to lemonade or ice water with ease.
Creation. The Dept. of Defense was created by the National Security Act of 1947 by combining the Depts. of War and Navy and was called the National Military Establishment; it became the Dept. of Defense when the act was amended (1949).James V. Forrestal pioneered in this reorganization.he Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Forceâmade cabinet members by the act of 1947âwere subordinated (1949) to give the Secretary of Defense full cabinet authority over the department.
During World War I, the War Department was given supervision over the newly created National Guard, and under the National Defense Act of 1916, the officersâ reserve corps was created within the department. This act also established the office of Assistant Secretary of War to coordinate the procurement of munitions.he NME was renamed the Department of Defense (DoD) in 1949. In the succeeding years of the Cold War, the DoD (commonly referred to as the Pentagon) grew into the largest of all U.S. governmental institutions as American military operations became tantamount in U.S.-Soviet jockeying for international dominance.