DOD Official

The DOD Official was an official from the United States Department of Defense during the Lyndon Johnson administration.

Biography
In 1964, the DOD Official, who was the Army Chief of Staff at that time, was in attendance at Naked Snake's award ceremony of the Big Boss codename by President Johnson at the White House after the success of Operation Snake Eater. He later spoke with the DCI (after Naked Snake refused to shake the DCI's hand), proposing to create an infiltration unit like FOX in the Army to handle top-secret sneaking missions, as well as having someone like [Naked Snake] to carry them out.

In 1970, after Gene's San Hieronymo Takeover and the DCI's death, the DOD Official had the FOX Unit officially disbanded. Later, he accompanied Para-Medic, Sigint, and Major Zero in handing over official documents to Naked Snake, thus allowing for the creation of Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND.

Post-San Hieronymo
At some point between 1971 and 1974, the DOD Official became the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Operation Peace Walker
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In 1974, Big Boss ends up calling the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after Peace Walker was activated (by a dying Coldman) in order to start a nuclear war. The Pentagon Chairman asks for proof that it is Big Boss speaking outside of his codename to ensure that it is indeed Big Boss, so Big Boss recites how, during the award ceremony in the White House after Operation Snake Eater, he refused to shake the DCI's hand, which was more than enough to prove that it is indeed Big Boss (as there were only a few people in the room who knew about it), so he decides to try and hold off the nuclear strike. Unfortunately, most of the Joint Chiefs of Staff disagreed with his decision, and held him at gunpoint, despite his protests that they should hold off the strike.

Behind the Scenes

 * The DOD Official resembled the real life 1960s-era Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, although he isn't directly named.
 * The actual Army Chief of Staff in 1964 was Harold K. Johnson, who retired from the position in 1968, while the actual Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs in 1974 was George S. Brown.
 * Due to a misinterpretation of Hideo Kojima's commentary in the Metal Gear Solid 3: Extreme Box DVD set, Piggyback's Metal Gear Solid 3: The Official Guide incorrectly identified this character as a younger Roy Campbel. The real young Roy Campbell did not appear in any of the prequels until Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
 * The DOD Official's first English voice actor (Fred Tatasciore) in Metal Gear Solid 3 later voiced the "Beast" voices of the The Beauty and the Beast Unit in Metal Gear Solid 4 and the second English voice actor (Grant Albrecht) in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker previously voiced The End in Metal Gear Solid 3.