State income tax rates vary widely from state to state. South Carolina has the lowest marginal tax rate at 0% for the first $2,850 of personal income, while California has the highest marginal rate of 13.3% for the portion of incomes over $1,000,000.
DoD: The Department of Defense is basically the US military: the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines. They defend American sovereignty by using guns and bombs in open and direct conflict.
United States Department of Defense. The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.