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Service members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard participate in the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. U.S. President Barack H. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Vice President of the U.S. Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
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 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
Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2021) Acting Homeland Security Secretary Pete Gaynor and Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller tour the U.S. Capitol building and interact with National Guard Soldiers assigned to ensure security ahead of the Presidential Inauguration.
Service members from the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard participate in the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. U.S. President Barack H. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Vice President of the U.S. Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with fighter squadron members at Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson and members of Congress for a visit at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen addresses the distinguished guests at the U.S. Southern Command Change of Command Ceremony Sept. 8, 2000 at the headquarters in Miami. Gen. Peter Pace took command from fellow Marine Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, who culminated a 37-year command. Photo by Lee Roberts
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and guests to say farewell to outgoing Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale in the Pentagon Auditorium, July 7, 2014. DoD photo by SSG Sean K. Harp, USA
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives at the airport as he concludes his visit to Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 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
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and other world defense ministers convene for the 31st Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 15, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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President George W. Bush (left) and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld walk from the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center where they received operational briefings on March 25, 2003. Bush visited the Pentagon to meet with the senior defense leadership and announce his $74.7 billion wartime supplemental budget request. Once appropriated by Congress, the money will pay for the direct costs of the Iraqi conflict and the global war against terror. DoD photo by R.D. Ward. (Released)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work speaks with 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)
Acting Principal Deputy the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Kim Joiner meets Glendale Arizona Mayor Jerry Weiers during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2019. Joiner and Weiers spoke about bridging the civilian and military divide. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Parallel session I: Maritime security around the world - Vice Adm. Christian Canova, Deputy Commander Allied Maritime Command, NATO, Patrick Keller, Security Policy Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Rear Adm. Eric Dupont, Deputy Operations Commander, EUNAVFOR Somalia
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with fighter squadron members at Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan departs Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 3, 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)
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. William M. Fraser III, outgoing U.S. Transportation Command commander, and their wives render honors during the national anthem at the change of command and retirement ceremony of Fraser on Scott field at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., May 5, 2014. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has lunch with Airmen of the 319th Missile Squadron and the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron at the 90th Missile Wing’s Missile Alert Facility E-01 in Kimball County, Neb., Jan. 9, 2013. Hagel visited F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., and the 90th MW to learn about the ICBM mission and the people who operate, maintain, secure and support the Minuteman III weapon system. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2021) Acting Homeland Security Secretary Pete Gaynor and Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller tour the U.S. Capitol building and interact with National Guard Soldiers assigned to ensure security ahead of the Presidential Inauguration.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense inducts U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2018, after being awarded the Medal of Honor by the President. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
U.S. Vice President of the United States Michael Pence presents a flag to Vice Chairman of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation U.S. Army Col. Richard Dean (Ret.) during 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)
Poster for the 2010 Secretary of Defense National Security Essay Competition and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Essay Competition
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey gives remarks during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Jan. 28, 2015, in Conmy Hall on the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. U.S. President Barack H. Obama hosted the ceremony with co-hosts Vice President of the U.S. Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, co-host the annual Pentagon observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 17, 2010.
DoD photo by R. D. Ward
A memorial flag is illuminated near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Gen. John E. Hyten, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, greets Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis during his visit to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 14, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo, Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to the Vietnam War Commemorative Advisory Committee during their farewell ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2019. Shanahan also pinned certain members with the Distinguished Public Service Award for their work while on the committee. (DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
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)
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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan speak with FOX News Anchor Brian Kilmeade upon arrival 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 meets with the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, at the Indonesian National Military Headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 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)
Robert Hale makes remarks during his farewell ceremony.
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and guests to say farewell to outgoing Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale in the Pentagon Auditorium, July 7, 2014. DoD photo by SSG Sean K. Harp, USA
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with the Qatar Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)