It operates from inside the Department of Defense, but is editorially separate from it, and its First Amendment protection is safeguarded by the United States Congress, to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests, regularly reports.
Surat kabar tersebut dioperasikan dari dalam Departemen Pertahanan, namun secara editorial terpisah darinya, dan perlindungan Amendemen Pertama-nya dilindungi oleh Kongres Amerika Serikat, agar pendirian independennya, yang diperuntukkan demi kepentingan para pembaca, giat melaporkan.