Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of the Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th Secretary of Defense, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan answer questions from FOX News Anchor Brian Kilmeade during an interview while visiting the U.S. Southern Border in McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville speaks during a ceremony inducting retired U.S. Army Capt. Gary M. Rose, a Medal of Honor recipient, into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2017. Rose received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Tailwind in September 1970, during which he provided medical care to more than 60 service members while under fire. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with British Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Stephen Lovegrove at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta waves as he boards a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta departed the base to visit defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2019. (DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan swears in Robert Wilkie as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness during a ceremony Dec. 20, 2017, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. In this role, he serves as principal advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for total force management as it relates to readiness; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; training; and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, morale, welfare, recreation, and the quality of life for military families. (DOD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel conducts a round table with veterans service organizations representatives at the Pentagon, March 21, 2013. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Belgian Minister of Defence Didier Reynders at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Senior Enlisted Leaders of the Armed Forces before a working breakfast at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017.(DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro/Released)

Retired U.S. Army Capt. Gary M. Rose, a Medal of Honor recipient, is inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes during a ceremony presided over by Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan, Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, and the U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2017. Rose received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Tailwind in September 1970, during which he provided medical care to more than 60 service members while under fire. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with the Republic of Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-Suk at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan is the invited guest of honor by Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Glenn M. Walters during the Marine Barracks Washington sunset parade in Arlington, Va., May 11, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work speaks at the Presidential Rank Awards ceremony June 21, 2017, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The awards were presented to senior career employees with a sustained record of exceptional professional, technical, and/or scientific achievement recognized on a national or international level. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, conducts "World Wide Troop Talk" from the DMA studios located on Fort Meade. (Department of Defense Photo by Marvin Lynchard)

PEARL HARBOR (April 12, 2015) Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has lunch with junior Sailors aboard the guided-misisle destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the force of the future and the rebalance to the Pacific. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt/Released)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan speaks during a ceremony inducting retired U.S. Army Capt. Gary M. Rose, a Medal of Honor recipient, into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2017. Rose received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Tailwind in September 1970, during which he provided medical care to more than 60 service members while under fire. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work meets with U.S. troops working at the Paris Air Show June 19, 2017, in Paris, France. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts the Council of Governors meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)

HANOI, Vietnam (July 29, 2021) – Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang review the Vietnamese honor guard during a welcoming ceremony for Austin at the Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 29, 2021. Austin is on a week-long trip to reaffirm defense relationships and conduct bilateral meetings with senior officials in Vietnam, Singapore and Manila, Philippines. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) 210729-D-TT977-0071

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with the press on the Great Wall of China in Mutianyu, China, Jan. 12, 2011. Gates wrapped up a four-day trip to China by visiting the People's Liberation Army 2nd Artillery Group and the Great Wall. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Outgoing Acting U.S Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan departs the Pentagon in a "clap out" ceremony, Washington, D.C., June 21, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan poses for a photo with 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 14, 2017. It was his first opportunity to observe military unit readiness firsthand outside the Washington, D.C., area. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Kathryn Wheelbarger meet with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of North Macedonia Radmila Šekerinska at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Greek Minister of Defence Evangelos Apostolakis during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 7, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper (left) persides over the U.S. Space Command change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., August 20, 2020. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond (center) reliquished command to U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson (right) during the cermony. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Kathryn Wheelbarger meet with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of North Macedonia Radmila Šekerinska at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., host their Turkish counterparts Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler during a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to reporters aboard a government plane en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 9, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana, the official residence of the president of Singapore, Singapore, May 31, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive at Rayburn House Office Building to provide testimony on the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense to members of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington D.C., June 12, 2017. (Dept. of Defense Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates awards the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service to President George W. Bush during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute for President Bush at Conmy Hall at Fort Myer. During the ceremony Gates presented the president with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

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Date Taken: January 6th, 2009

Location: ARLINGTON, US

Photographer: Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

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U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan is welcomed to the South Korean Ministry of Defense with an honor guard arrival hosted by Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo, Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with British Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Stephen Lovegrove at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work attends the Aerospace Industries Association reception June 18, 2017, in Paris, France. The AIA, with more than 325 major aerospace and defense companies and their suppliers as members, is a trade association representing the U.S. aerospace and defense industry. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to House members prior to the start of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Department of Defense budget hearing, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2016. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released

Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participated in a Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Chuck Hagel, Twenty-Forth Secretary of Defense, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 28, 2015. Hagel served as the Secretary of Defense for two years and present for the ceremony was President of the United States Barrack H. Obama, Vice President of the Untied States Joseph R. Biden, and General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody Wes Torkelson)

The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, speaks at his Armed Forces Farewell Tribute at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)

180126-N-ON707-058 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (Jan. 26, 2018) — U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo shake hands ahead of a bilateral discussion at USPACOM headquarters. Secretary Mattis and Minister Song reaffirmed the U.S.-ROK alliance and the mission to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Mullen/Released)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan briefs the media at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2017. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Latvian Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2019. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with British Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Stephen Lovegrove at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2018. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)

President Donald Trump leads a Hurricane Dorian briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2015) USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) can be seen in the background as Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Ash Carter flies in a V-22 Osprey after visiting the aircraft carrier with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2015) The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) sails along side the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea. Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josh Petrosino/Released)

The Stars and Stripes are joined on the Pentagon flag pole by the POW/MIA flag in observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 17, 2010.

DoD photo by R. D. Ward

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) David L. Norquist, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony on the DOD posture and fiscal year 2019 budget request to the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. April. 26, 2018. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Director of Administration and Management, Michael L. Rhodes present the Spirit of Service award to 34 civilians being recognized for their contribution to the Department of Defense during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. The awards ceremony is part of the annual Public Service Recognition Week. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)