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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives remarks 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. 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)
Lt. Col. David Boyer, pilot of a STRATCOM E-4B, National Air Operations Center aircraft, 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, peers to his left after air-refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Atlantic Ocean enroute to Singapore. Lt. Col. Boyer and his crew are taking Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to Singapore to talk to Sailors and Marines of the USS Essex and to attend the International Institute of Scientific Studies Conference. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison Jr. (RELEASED)
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Memorial Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2012. (Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to Blue Origin employees as part of his Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 2, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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)
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)
South Korean Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo delivers his opening remarks during a U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral with U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya, on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 2, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan are greeted by the Commander of U.S. Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy 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 Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs of Indonesia Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, 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)
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)
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)
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Parallel session II: Information sharing as the key to counter-terrorism - Ilkka Salmi, Director, EU Intelligence Analysis Centre, European External Action Service (EEAS), Axel Dyèvre, Director of the Brussels Office, CEIS, Peter Knoope, Director of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague and Frederik Schumann, Member of the management team of the VIRTUOSO project and project coordinator of the RECOBIA project
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.
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller deliver remarks while meeting with National Guard troops positioned at Union Station as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Washington, D.C., Aug. 20, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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)
U.S. Tech. Sgt. Brian Williams, Aviation Detachment, 52nd Operations Group NCO in Charge of client systems from the hometown of Ocean Springs, Miss., receives a hand shake from U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Jan. 31, 2014, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The Av-Det’s mission supports Poland’s continued defense modernization and standardization with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
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)
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 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)
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 Chinese Minister of Defense Wei Fenghe, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, 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. Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Robert M. Gates, met with coalition troops at ISAF Joint Command headquarters June 7 in Kabul. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Pomrenke)
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 4, 2013) - A U.S. Army helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel lands at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). Hagel is visiting CFAY as part of a weeklong trip to the region aimed at fostering key alliances. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael D. Kennedy)
Gen. Dempsey congratulates Robert Hale.
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
Vice President of the U.S. Joseph R. Biden Jr. 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 Biden and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO photo by Rachel Larue)
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)
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. 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)
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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan delivers remarks at the 35th Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to address the media during a press briefing in the Pentagon, Aug. 21, 2014. DoD photo by SSG Sean K. Harp, USA
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.
US Air Force Senior Airman Shabree Heasell sits in front of a camera, Tuesday September 1, 2015 on Kapun Air Station, Germany. SrA Heasell was apart of the Secretary of Defense's Worldwide Troop Talk. (US Army photo by SGT Ricky Bowden/Released)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos, Department of War leadership, U.S. cogressmen, and senior executives pose for a photo at Blue Origin, as part of Hegseth's Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 2, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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)
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.
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)
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)