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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)
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Parallel session I: Maritime security around the world - Patrick Keller, Security Policy Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Rear Adm. Eric Dupont, Deputy Operations Commander, EUNAVFOR Somalia
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Parallel session I: Maritime security around the world - Patrick Keller, Security Policy Coordinator, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Rear Adm. Eric Dupont, Deputy Operations Commander, EUNAVFOR Somalia
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)
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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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan arrives in Singapore, May 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
A scene from the air, as a U.S. Army UH-60 crew flies from Seoul to Osan Air Base, South Korea, as part of the visit by U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, June 3, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrives to address National Guard leaders at the National Guard Association of the United States 140th General Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 24, 2018. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, is behind the secretary. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo and Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya for a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 2, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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)
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)
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. 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. 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)
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)
PEARL HARBOR (March 9, 2012) Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta discuss the attack on Pearl Harbor after a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona. Panetta is in Hawaii to participate in U.S. Pacific Command’s change of command ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Kolmel/Released)
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)
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. Dempsey presents Robert Hale with a Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
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
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers opening remarks during the 26th iteration of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 12, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza)
The Honorable Leon E. Panetta, secretary of defense, and Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general of United States Forces – Iraq, meet at Al Faw Palace, here, to conduct a meeting prior to the Secretary’s town hall meeting with the troops. This is Panetta’s first trip to Iraq as the newly-appointed secretary of defense.
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo and Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya for a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 2, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with reporters at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, Singapore, May 31, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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)
President of the U.S. Barack H. Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel leave at the end of the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of Secretary 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 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)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the Army-Navy football game Dec. 9, 2017, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The Army Black Knights beat the Navy Midshipmen 14-13. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis talks with delegates attending the Chief of Naval Operations' 23rd International Seapower Symposium (ISS) at U.S. Naval War College. More than 180 senior officers and civilians from more than 100 countries including many of the senior-most officers from those countries' navies and coast guards, are attending the biennial event Sept. 18-21. This year's theme is "Security, Order, Prosperity," and will feature guest speakers and panel discussions to explore the common security challenges of maritime nations. First held in 1969, ISS has become the largest gathering of maritime leaders in history and provides a forum for senior international leaders to create and solidify solutions to shared challenges and threats in ways that are in the interests of individual nations.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey Hanshaw/released)
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 Principal Deputy Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Kim Joiner, and Veterans Affairs Executive Director, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Gary Tallman, lay a wreath to honor the second anniversary of National Vietnam War Veterans Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2019. The Department of Defense will also support more than 1,600 events in several states across the nation to recognize, honor and thank U.S. Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
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. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan receive a border security update from Acting Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner John Sanders at the McAllen Border Patrol Station, McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
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)
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)
Secretary Hagel, Gen. Dempsey, and Robert Hale render honors during the presentation of the Colors.
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
Gen. Demspey presents Robert Hale the citation for Mr. Hale's Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award.
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
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Gen. William M. Fraser III, the outgoing U.S. Transportation Command commander, after his change of command and retirement ceremony 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 Pete Hegseth walks with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defense John Healey prior to a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 6, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan receive a border security update from Acting Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner John Sanders at the McAllen Border Patrol Station, McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Defense Media Activity (DMA) personnel from various sections including Production, Production Support, DoD News, and Social Media, prepare for the production and live broadcast of “World Wide Troop Talk” featuring Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Ashton B. Carter. Hours of prep time and numerous dry runs, ensured the Defense Media Activity efforts for the Secretary’s visit to DMA’s state of the art studio at Fort Meade, Maryland for his participation in the “World Wide Troop Talk” was a success. (Department of Defense Photo by Marvin Lynchard)