Ministry of Defense of the Duchy of Brunswick

The Ministry of Defense of the Duchy of Brunswick is the premier government agency responsible for organizing and managing all departments that are vital to the national security of the Duchy and its military. This ministry works with the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Mission of the Ministry
As defined in Article III in the Constitution of the Duchy of Brunswick, the Ministry of Defense shall perform all necessary functions to ensure the security and defense of the Duchy of Brunswick, while serving as second in the chain of command for the Military of the Duchy of Brunswick.

Ministry Departments
The ministry has several departments that operate under the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and its board of directors. These departments are as follows:
 * National Security Committee
 * Defense Counsel to the Duchess
 * Department of the Military
 * Division of the Braunschweig Tank Division
 * Division of the Brunswick Armed Forces
 * Division of the Royal Braunschweig Air Force
 * Division of the Royal Braunschweig Navy
 * Division of the Royal Brunswick Missile Command Crew
 * Department of Military Strategic Affairs
 * Division of Peacetime Affairs
 * Division of Wartime Affairs
 * Department of Military Legal Affairs & Services
 * Department of Intelligence
 * Division of Defense Intelligence & Security
 * Division of Geospatial Intelligence
 * Division of Reconnaissance
 * Department of Military Policy
 * Division of Security Cooperation
 * Division of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Personnel Affairs
 * Department of Research & Development in Defense
 * Department of Personnel Affairs
 * Commissary Division
 * Division of Human Resources
 * Division of Personnel Education
 * Division of Dependents Education
 * Division of Uniformed Services University
 * Division of Personnel Management Academy
 * Office of the Chancellor of Personnel Affairs
 * Department of Financial Affairs
 * Department of Analysis and Evaluation of Military Affairs
 * Department of Public Affairs

National Security Committee
The National Security Committee of the Duchy of Brunswick is headed up by the chairman, the vice chairman, and the commander general of each branch of the Category:Military of the Duchy of Brunswick. This committee must answer to the Duchess for approval of any measure taken to improve or ensure security of the Duchy. The command structure of the National Security Committee is as follows:


 * Chairman: Willifrank Giffhorn
 * Vice Chairman: Ermentraude Pape
 * Commander General of the Tank Division: Gen. Fynn Schulz
 * Commander General of the Armed Forces: Gen. Rüdiger von der Goltz
 * Commander General of the Air Force: Gen. Hans Herrmann
 * Commander General of the Navy: Gen. Paul Fischer
 * Commander General of the Missile Command Crew: Gen. Hildebert Waechter