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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)
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates reviews a formation of Malaysian Army troops during an honor arrival ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 9, 2010. Gates was in Malaysia to broaden the U.S. and Malaysian military-to-military relationship and explore new areas for security cooperation. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)
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)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tarō Kōno, Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, walks with Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi during his arrival in Muscat, Oman, Dec. 5, 2010. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Lee Mastroianni, program officer at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), talks with Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Ashton Carter, Mr. Stephen P. Welby, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)), and Dr. John Pazik, right, Head, ONR Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department, 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)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya, before the start of a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 29, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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)
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)
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Gen. Paul J. Selva, incoming commander of U.S. Transportation Command, at the change of command and retirement ceremony of Gen. William M. Fraser III, outgoing commander, on the parade field of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., May 5, 2014. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, second from left, talks with Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, third from left, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, right, and Army Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser, commander, Army Corps of Engineers, before a Hurricane Dorian briefing led by President Donald Trump at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with the Minister of Defence for Mongolia Nyamaagiin Enkhbold at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is interviewed live by Will Cain on 'The Will Cain Show' outside the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2015) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Ash Carter speaks with U.S. service members aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt as he and Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein visit the aircraft carrier Nov. 5, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/Released)
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)
The United States Marine Corps band performs during the 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
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses Airmen of the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2013. Hagel visited Warren AFB to learn about the ICBM mission and the people who operate, maintain, secure and support the Minuteman III weapon system. Hagel took time to speak to Airmen who were selected as top performers by their leadership during an Airmen’s event in the 90th Maintenance Group maintenance high bay, Bldg. 1235. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)