Department of Defense, which is part of the Executive branch
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In the US, it is the Executive branch. In other governments it could be different... in fact some countries have military governments.
The military is under the Executive Branch. The President is the Commander-in-Chief of the US Military.
Parliament is the legislative branch and controls the executive branch. The judicial branch is seperate.
The executive branch (the President, cabinet, and regulatory agencies)
The President of the US controls the Executive Branch of the government.
"In the United States, the power to declare war and appropriate military funds lies with the legislative branch of government, but the executive branch supplies the commander in chief of the military, capable of some military actions even without an official declaration of war." Quote from Wikipedia.
The executive branch is the branch that enforces the laws and carries out the laws that mandate services for the people. There are 15 large departments that oversee this vast array of services and duties performed by the government. Among them are the military, foreign affairs, civil service, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration, national parks, forests,waterways,civil rights, environmental concerns, aviation controls, communication controls, safety of workers, mining, oil drilling, border patrol and tariff collection, passports and education.