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SEOUL, South Korea (Dec. 2, 2021) - Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander, U.S.Indo-Pacific Command, Gen. Won In-choul, South Korean chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gen. Paul LaCamera, commander, U.S. Forces Korea speak prior to a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) 211202-D-TT977-0965
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The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps performs the 'Troop in Review' as Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of the Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th Secretary of Defense, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen prior to the start of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Department of Defense budget hearing, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2016. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) change of command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. Adm. John Aquilino relieved Adm. Philip Davidson and became the 26th Commander of USINDOPACOM, the nation’s oldest and largest combatant command that covers 36 nations and more than 50 percent of the world’s population. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
PEARL HARBOR (May 27, 2015) Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., left, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III and Adm. Scott H. Swift, render honors during the joint U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. During the dual ceremony, Swift relieved Harris as the PACFLT commander and Harris assumed command of USPACOM from Locklear. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay M. Chu/Released)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., host their Turkish counterparts Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler during a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with a group of service members at Forward Operating Base Walton, Sunday, June 5, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
ISAF Regional Command South
Photo by Ensign Haraz Ghanbari
Date Taken:06.05.2011
Location:FORWARD OPERATING BASE WALTON, AF
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The American Flag waves overhead during 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
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony on the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense to members of the House Armed Services Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington D.C., April 12, 2018. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Incoming Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and his wife, Stephanie, visit the graves of fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Feb. 17, 2015. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt/Released)
PEARL HARBOR (April 12, 2015) Secretary of Defense Ash Carter tours the combat information center aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the force of the future and the rebalance to the Pacific. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt/Released)
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) David L. Norquist, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony on the DOD posture and fiscal year 2019 budget request to the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. April. 26, 2018. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro
SecDef COVID-19 Vaccine Message
Defense.gov Feb. 24, 2021 | 2:49
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers COVID-19 Vaccine message.
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Hello there, I’m Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense.
I wanted to speak with you today about the coronavirus ... and about how we can all chip in to defeat this pandemic once and for all. As you have probably seen, we are going to be sending teams of active-duty professionals to assist FEMA in administering vaccines at select locations around the country. This, of course, comes on top of the more than 20,000 National Guardsmen and women assisting state and local authorities across the country, as part of the whole-of-government response.
In other words, we’re pitching in to help our fellow citizens as quickly and safely as possible. We’re part of a larger team of federal and state agencies, and we are working hard - leaning in - to be productive members of that team. We’re also working hard to make vaccines available to every member of the DoD family who wants one.
You know we’ve approached this effort deliberately and in phases, making sure that we prioritized our frontline health care workers, and our deploying troops and those most vulnerable... but as we continue to advance through these phases, we want to make sure that all of you have the information that you need to make the best decisions for your families. And so I encourage you to visit the CDC website for more information about the vaccines, as well as our own site at Defense.gov.
And when you do, you’ll see that these vaccines have undergone intensive safety monitoring. You’ll see that they are safe and they are effective. And you’ll see that millions of your fellow citizens have already taken them with little to no side effects.
You know, I’ve taken it myself. After talking with my doctor, I believed it was the right thing to do -- not only for my health -- but also for my ability to do the job and to contribute to our readiness.
Of course, I also still practice social distancing, and I’ll still wear a mask while I’m here in the Pentagon and everywhere else I go. And so we’ll need your continued support in that regard. But I encourage you to have a discussion with your primary care physician about taking the vaccine. And if you believe, as I did, that it’s the right thing for you ... I hope that you’ll consider accepting it when it’s offered to you.
And finally, thank you for all you and your families do...each and every day...to keep our country safe.
I’d ask that you please take care of yourselves and your teammates. And please do what you can to keep each other safe. Thank you.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) change of command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. Adm. John Aquilino relieved Adm. Philip Davidson and became the 26th Commander of USINDOPACOM, the nation’s oldest and largest combatant command that covers 36 nations and more than 50 percent of the world’s population. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
SAN DIEGO (Feb. 25, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Oscar Ortiz, from Newark, N.J., administers the COVID-19 vaccination aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of the continuation of the “Expanded Distribution” phase of the Department of Defense (DoD) COVID-19 vaccination plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wesley Richardson)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks at the retirement ceremony for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) change of command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. Adm. John Aquilino relieved Adm. Philip Davidson and became the 26th Commander of USINDOPACOM, the nation's oldest and largest combatant command that covers 36 nations and more than 50 percent of the world's population. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter listens to remarks at the retirement ceremony for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver remarks at the retirement ceremony for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, congratulates the Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th Secretary of Defense, after the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in his honor at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 25, 2018) - Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), has a conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis upon his arrival at Hickam Airfield. Secretary Mattis has been on travel in the USPACOM area of responsibility, where he has met with leaders from Indonesia and Vietnam to discuss safety, security and shared interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class James Mullen) 180125-N-ON707-027
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work’s farewell ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2017. (DOD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
Seated from left, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Australian Minister for Defense David Johnston sign a force posture agreement aimed at enhancing military cooperation and security in the Pacific region Aug. 12, 2014, during the annual Australia-U.S. ministerial conference in Sydney. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay M. Chu, U.S. Navy/Released)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with members of the U.S. National Guard after a reenlistment ceremony at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
Defense Secretary James Mattis, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, host Cooper Smith and his family during a visit at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) change of command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. Adm. John Aquilino relieved Adm. Philip Davidson and became the 26th Commander of USINDOPACOM, the nation’s oldest and largest combatant command that covers 36 nations and more than 50 percent of the world’s population. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Commander of Troops for the ceremony, Army Col. Jason T. Garkey, signals the end of the ceremony during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of the Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th Secretary of Defense, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2017. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter provide testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant operations and Middle East strategy at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., Apr. 28, 2016.. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Brig Gen. Charles L. Hudson, commanding general of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), welcomes Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a visit with Marines and sailors at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. Gates visited Camp Leatherneck to give thanks to all the troops who are supporting the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt Brian A. Lautenslager)
Robert Hale thanks his wife during remarks at 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
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who arrived in Israel last night (April 20), was received by a full honor guard of IDF soldiers at the Ministry of Defense and IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2017. He then met with Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman and other senior defense officials.
A coin placed by Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter sits on a headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 19, 2017, in Arlington, Va. Carter also placed a challenge coin on each of the headstones they visited. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery/released)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defense Suh Wook for the 53rd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2021. The annual Security Consultative Meeting plays a role towards continuing the U.S.-ROK Alliance. (DOD Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Carlos M. Vazquez II)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ramon "CZ" Colon Lopez answers a question during a virtual town hall at the Pentagon, May 28, 2020. Colon-Lopez along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, took questions regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic and its affect on the force. (DOD Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)
Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter provide testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant operations and Middle East strategy at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., Apr. 28, 2016.. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, on April 22, 2013, visited Israeli Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, where he surveyed an Israeli Honor Guard, participated in a joint meeting with Minister of Defense Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon, and held a joint press conference with the Minister.
photo credit: Matty stern/U.S. embassy Tel Aviv
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, listens to remarks from Defense Secretary during his retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a joint press conference with the Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, at the Pentagon, Jan. 10, 2017. This was Secretary Carterճ last press conference as the 25th Secretary of Defense. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets Maj. Gen. Darryl W. Burke, Commander of the Air Force District of Washington and the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, before the retirement ceremony for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Welsh was commissioned as an Air Force officer in June 1976, and became chief of staff in August 2012. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serves as a witness during the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Department of Defense budget hearing, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2016. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
A guest at the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Recognition Day ceremony smiles following the ceremony at the Pentagon River Terrace Parade Field, Sept. 18, 2015. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Col. Gregory Jones, commander, 129th Rescue Wing, says farewell to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter as Carter departs Moffett Field, Calif., Aug. 29, 2015, following a trip to California. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a press conference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room to discuss progress against the Islamic State, and lessons learned in Afghanstan, Feb. 29th, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with CNN's Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 2, 2017. The forum brings together leaders and key stakeholders in the defense community, including members of Congress, military leaders, industry, scholars and administration officials. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
A Marine shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during his visit with members of 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 8. During Gates’ visit he applauded the troops for their accomplishments and dedication. He shook hands with each service member, thanking them for their service.