The assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities (ASD(MC)) is a position in the

United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and superv ...

responsible for the overall supervision of mission capabilities. The officeholder is the principal advisor to the

under secretary of defense for research and engineering The under secretary of defense for research and engineering, abbreviated USD (R&E), is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and oversight of technology strategy for the DoD. ...

List of assistant secretaries of defense for mission capabilities

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