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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
Gen. William M. Fraser III, the outgoing U.S. Transportation Command commander, stands as his flag is retired during 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
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Senators Tammy Duckworth and Angus King at a reception at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Bahrain Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa stand for the playing of the U.S. and Bahrain national anthems prior to a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 17, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)
A World War II veteran holds his hat during the Normandy American Cemetery ceremony, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer speak with reporters at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2019, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tours Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) in Panama City, Panama, April 9, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan says parting greetings as he departs Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
NANGAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Behind Task Force Panther flags, Robert M. Gates, the Secretary of Defense, awards a Combat Infantryman’s Badge to U.S. Army Spc. Michael E. Shanks, a mortar man from Pontiac, Mich., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, as Afghan National Army soldiers watch in the background at Forward Operating Base Connolly in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangahar Province, Dec. 7. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, 210th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Framed photographs of past commanders adorn the wall at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, seen during a visit of U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Hawaii, May 28, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan attends 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)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan attends a ministerial discussion and lunch, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Chief of Naval Operations James Richardson attends 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)
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
U.S. Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Charles E. Summers, Jr., speaks to reporters during an off the record gaggle at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Australian Minister for Defense Linda Reynolds and Japan’s Minister of Defense Takeshi Iwaya, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work takes a tour of Central Command Forward Headquarters Nov. 27, 2015. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen) (Released)
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for a press briefing in the Pentagon Oct. 30, 2014. Topics addressed covered current military operations against ISIL and military action in the Ebola crisis in West Africa. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released
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)
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visits with Gen. John E. Hyten, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, during a visit to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Sept. 14, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr)
US President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Army Chaplain Col. James J. Foster attend the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Player and U.S. Naval Academy Graduate U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III and his family at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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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)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts a reenlistment ceremony for members of the U.S. National Guard at the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2026. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
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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
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.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work stops by the First Class Petty Officer Association blood drive at the Pentagon to thank both volunteers and donors for their efforts, Feb. 6., 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Vietnam’s Minister of Defense Ngô Xuân Lịch, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Media Activity (DMA) Department of Defense News Senior Editor Tony McKinney, applies microphone to Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, in the “Green” room prior to his studio appearance. The Secretary visited Fort Meade to conduct a "World Wide Troop Talk" from the DMA studios located on Fort Meade. (Department of Defense Photo by Marvin Lynchard)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks from his office at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
Secretário de Defesa, James Mattis, visita o Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial, no Aterro do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro. (Foto: Consulado Geral dos EUA-RJ)
La X Conferencia de Ministros de Defensa de las Américas (CMDA) se está llevando a cabo en Punta del Este, del 6 al 10 de octubre.
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta meets with Uruguay President Jose Mujica Oct 8, 2012.
[DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo / Public domain]
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan talks with Singapore’s Minister for Defense Ng Eng Hen, during a ministerial discussion and lunch at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work awards Maria Fried, Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel, the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award during the 61st Annual DOD Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Nov. 3, 2016, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Australian Minister for Defense Richard Marles deliver remarks prior to a bilateral exchange at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, May 30, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
A Navy Corpsman preps a blood donor in order to draw blood during the First Class Petty Officer Association blood drive at the Pentagon Feb. 6., 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
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 hosts Conor McGregor at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 17, 2025. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz 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)
US President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Army Chaplain Col. James J. Foster attend the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)
SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Plenary Session I: Transatlantic security: Tactical and strategic challenges - Hüseyin Diriöz, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO with Elmar Brok, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committe, European Parliament
Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work thanks Petty Officer 1st Class Winston Banton for volunteering as he stops by the First Class Petty Officer Association blood drive at the Pentagon to thank both volunteers and donors for their efforts, Feb. 6., 2015. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)