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Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) Ramon "CZ" Colon-Lopez host a virtual town hall at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2020. The Defense Department leaders answered questions asked by service members, their families, DOD civilians and the American public about the department’s COVID-19 response and diversity and inclusion. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walk through the halls following a virtual town hall at the Pentagon, Sept. 24, 2020. The Defense Department leaders answered questions asked by service members, their families, DOD civilians and the American public about the department’s COVID-19 response and diversity and inclusion. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony on the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense to members of the House Armed Services Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C., April 12, 2018. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2021. The Secretary was greeted by Israeli Alternate PM and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visit Nevatim Air Base in Southern Israel, April 12, 2021.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, eats lunch with Chinese noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and commissioned officers at an NCO academy in Beijing April 9, 2014. Hagel toured the school, watched demonstrations on training and simulations, and ate lunch. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)
TOKYO, Japan (Feb. 4, 2017) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada before a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2020) - Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper delivers remarks to Sailors in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Esper toured the ship’s composite warfare commander spaces, receiving in-depth briefings on carrier strike group interoperability and naval power defense. Vinson is currently underway conducting flight deck certification and carrier air traffic control center certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron T. Smith) 200917-N-SS900-3029
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,render honors as the national anthem is played during a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at the Pentagon Memorial to honor the memory of those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attack. The ceremony was attended by family members who lost loved ones. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter listens to remarks from Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva during Deputy Secretary of Defense, Bob Work 's farewell ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visit Nevatim Air Base in Southern Israel, April 12, 2021.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2021) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently conducting routine operations in U.S. Third Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with the French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan, during the NATO Defense Ministerial at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2010. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visit Nevatim Air Base in Southern Israel, April 12, 2021.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
The Secretary of Defense Ash Carter thanks members of the press and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the end of a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 10, 2017. This was Secretary Carter’s last press conference as the 25th Secretary of Defense. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2021. The Secretary was greeted by Israeli Alternate PM and Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Alternate PM and Defense Minister Benny Gantz deliver statements at the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2021.
Walking to Ben Gurion House in Ha'Kirya Tel Aviv
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton, who served as a seaman first class, and his family meet with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III lands in Ben Gurion airport beginning his first visit to Israel, on April 11, 2021.
Secretary Austin was met in the airport by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem’s Charge d’Affaires Jonathan Shrier, Israeli Military Attache in Washington Maj-Gen Yehuda Fuchs and Zohar Palti, the Head of the Political-Military Bureau in the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visit Nevatim Air Base in Southern Israel, April 12, 2021.
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies alongside Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Dec. 1, 2015.
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 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 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C., June 12, 2017. (Dept. of Defense Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
A full honors arrival ceremony is held to welcome Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second from left, to the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10, 2013. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy/Released)
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers questions during a press conference at the Pentagon, Mar. 25, 2016. During the press briefing with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, it was announced ISIL's 2nd in command and minister of finance Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli (also known as Haji Imam) was killed during a U.S. military operation. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Alternate PM and Defense Minister Benny Gantz deliver statements at the Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2021.
Walking to Ben Gurion House in Ha'Kirya Tel Aviv
Photo credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work’s farewell ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2017. (DOD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the press Jan. 18, 2018, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, and Mongolian Minister of Defense Dashdemberal Bat-Erdene, center right, sign a joint vision statement at the Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, April 10, 2014. Hagel met with his Mongolian counterparts during a visit to discuss issues of mutual importance. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea (Dec. 3, 2021) - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visits service members stationed at Camp Humphreys, Republic of South Korea, Dec. 3, 2021. Austin visited the peninsula to meet with senior government leaders at the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting (SCM). Austin will also travel to Simi Valley, Calif. to deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Reagan National Defense Forum. (DoD photo by ChadJ. McNeeley) 211203-D-TT977-0160
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 12, 2020) Rear Adm. Will Pennington, commanding officer of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 leads the officer staff of CTF-70 in reinstating their oath of office during a stand-down to address extremism in military ranks March 12, in a theater on Yokosuka Naval base. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Askia Collins)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva speaks Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work’s farewell ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2017. (DOD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, stands at attention alongside his son, Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Welsh, during his retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Gen. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller delivers remarks during the Commandant of the Marine Corps change of responsibility ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, July 11, 2019. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, the incoming commandant of the Marine Corps, relieved Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller during the ceremony. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 31, 2020) Lt. Nicholas Hoffman, left, assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 1, and Chief Warrant Officer Michael Miller, center, assigned to Navy Special Warfare Group 3, show Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper the lockout trunk aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) during a submarine tour. The visit is part of a key leader engagement to demonstrate Joint Force combat readiness and resilience during a global pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/Released)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan meets with Canada's Minister of Defense Harjit Sajjan during the United Nations Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Nov. 15, 2017, in Vancouver, Canada. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Dec. 10, 2020) Rear Adm. Blake Converse, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Master Chief Diver Jack McCulloch, right, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 3, explain the lockout trunk to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller during a tour of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786). The visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is part of a key leader engagement to demonstrate joint force combat readiness and resilience during a global pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Gray/Released)
Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger and Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller render honors during a passage of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, July 11, 2019. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Defense Secretary James Mattis, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, host Cooper Smith and his family during a visit at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter greets United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed Al Bowardi as he arrives in Brussels to discuss matters of mutual importance Feb. 12, 2016. Secretary Carter was in Brussels to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting and to meet with defense ministers of countries that are major contributors to the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Defense Secretary James Mattis, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, host Cooper Smith and his family during a visit at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan attends a Vietnam War commemoration event, which featured a screening of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary "The Vietnam War," at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony on the FY-2018 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense to members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Defense at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., June 14, 2017. (Dept. of Defense Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a press conference at the Pentagon, July 25, 2016. The pair discussed and answered questions regarding Turkey, the counter-ISIL campaign, and cyber security. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro