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NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Pearson, a medical platoon sergeant from Phil Campbell, Ala., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, displays his coin the Secretary of Defense gave him during a recent visit to Forward Operating Base Connolly in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangahar Province, Dec. 7. “It’s good to know what we’re doing here is thought of back home in the States,” said Pearson. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 8, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey render honors during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Biden Jr. and Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty, at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan meets with service members and border patrol agents before departing the U.S. Southern Border, McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey render honors during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Biden Jr. and Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan talks with the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Gen. Robert B. Abrams, before departing Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey attends the U.S. Marine Corps passage of command ceremony held at Marine Barracks, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2015. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford relinquished command to Gen. Robert B. Neller. Gen. Dunford will take over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sept. 25, 2015. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper eats lunch with U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) junior officers and noncommissioned officers at the USSTRATCOM Command and Control Facility at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. During his visit, Esper toured the command’s global operations center and participated in discussions with senior leaders and warfighters on strategic deterrence in the 21st century. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik)
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)
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper engages with U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and 55th Wing service members at the field house at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. Esper participated in circuit training with more than 40 USSTRATCOM and 55th Wing service members, following up the workout with a question and answer session. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik)
Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates posing with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Participants include: CJCS Nathan Twining, CSA Lyman Lemnitzer, CNO Arleigh Burke, CMC Randolph McPate.
U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Heather Wilson listens to remarks during a flag presentation at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sep. 20, 2018. The vice president presented a flag to the foundation that was among the flags that wrapped the cases of some 55 remains of fallen Americans from the Korean War. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, civilians and spouses assigned to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., during a town hall meeting at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Command and Control Facility, Feb. 20, 2020. During the event, Secretary Esper thanked USSTRATCOM, 55th Wing, tenant units, and their families for their service, and took their questions about a variety of topics on their minds, from the mission to supporting their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey host a Prisoner of War, Missing in Action National Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 18, 2015. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, at the prime minister’s residence, Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan greets the commander of the U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider; the deputy commander of U.S. Forces Japan, Marine Corps Gen. Chris Mahoney; and the commander of the 374th Airlift Wing, Air Force Col. Otis Jones, upon arrival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with members of the 353rd Special Operations Group, Detachment 1, for a CV-22B Osprey mission brief, Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense James Mattis addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard Association of the United States 140th General Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan poses for a photo with the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Joseph M. Young; U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty; the commander of U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider; and the senior defense official/defense attaché at the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, Navy Capt. Manny Picon, Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at SOUTHCOM headquarters March, 8th, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work answers questions from a panel of military dependents during the Military Child Education Coalition National Training Seminar in Washington, June 28, 2016. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/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)
Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper engages with U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and 55th Wing service members at the field house at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. Esper participated in circuit training with more than 40 USSTRATCOM and 55th Wing service members, following up the workout with a question and answer session. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik)
Lee Mastroianni, program officer at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), talks with Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Ashton Carter and Mr. Stephen P. Welby, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)), about the ONR-funded LOCUST (Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology) tube-launched UAV during the Defense Science Board 60th anniversary event. The Defense Science Board serves as the Federal Advisory Committee chartered to provide Department of Defense leadership with independent advice and recommendations on science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition, processes, and other matters of special interest to the DoD. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper takes a tour of a KC-46 static display before a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 19, 2020. (DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)
A SECDEF Shout Out...
The Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper sends a personal thank you to Naval Hospital Bremerton's Hospitalman Cozzette Baldwin, surgical technologist, for her inspirational initiative in helping those in need.
Mad Props to her for 'Corpsman Up!'
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey appeared before the House Armed Services Committee during the DoD Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request hearing at the Rayburn Building at the Capitol, Mar. 6, 2014.
(DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp)
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Soldiers and Families during his first visit to Fort Drum, March 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photos/Released)
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, SDA Co-president with Bogdan Klich, Deputy Chair Polish Senate and former Minister of National Defence Poland
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)
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter (platform center), his wife, Stephanie Carter (platform left), and Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (platform right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on as the Armed Forces Honor Guard marches during the Armed Forces Full Honor Review Farewell Ceremony in Honor of Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Conmy Hall Jan. 9, 2017. Photo by Francis Chung / JBM-HH PAO.
A soldier with the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard renders honors, as U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Image Courtesy: Chuck Hagel (www.flickr.com/photos/secdef/10964036245), Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic | Flickr
Pentagon personnel sign in at the First Class Petty Officer Association blood drive at the Pentagon in order to donate blood, Feb. 6., 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
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)
Lee Mastroianni, program officer at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), talks with Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Ashton Carter about the ONR-funded LOCUST (Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology) tube-launched UAV during the Defense Science Board 60th anniversary event. The Defense Science Board serves as the Federal Advisory Committee chartered to provide Department of Defense leadership with independent advice and recommendations on science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition, processes, and other matters of special interest to the DoD. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
A pair of F-15 aircraft fly over during a Prisoner of War, Missing in Action National Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 18, 2015. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Portuguese Minister of Defense João Titternigton Gomes Cravinho at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
U.S. Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper during a town hall meeting at the USSTRATCOM Command and Control Facility, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. During the event, Secretary Esper thanked USSTRATCOM, 55th Wing, tenant units, and their families for their service, and took their questions about a variety of topics on their minds, from the mission to supporting their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik)
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. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan meet with National Guard Soldiers from Rio Grande Valley Task Force Aviation during a visit to the U.S. Southern Border, McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
From left, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S. President Barack H. Obama, U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey render honors during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Biden Jr. and Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
Vice President of the United States Michael Pence, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan participated in a flag presentation to the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sep. 20, 2018. The vice president presented a flag to the foundation that was among the flags that wrapped the cases of some 55 remains of fallen Americans from the Korean War. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)