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)

Fort Campbell, KY - Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta visited Fort Campbell and the Sabalauski Air Assault School on Friday, March 2nd 2012. The Defense Secretary watched demonstrations of rappelling and fast roping from staff and students. After the demonstration the Defense Secretary spoke to students and fielded questions ranging from TriCare to deployment lengths. He then thanked the students and staff and handed out coins. Panetta also spoke of how important the 101st Airborne Division will play in the future of the Army.

Official Army Photo by: Jerry Woller (RELEASED)

Names of the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon are read aloud during 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)

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)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth awaits the arrival of Peruvian Minister of Defense Walter Astudillo and Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmer Schialer at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Performing the duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Mara E. Karlin, speaks with media from the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

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)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a fitness check with Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Pentagon Athletic Center, Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2015) The USS Theodore Roosevelt can be seen in the background as Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Ash Carter flies in a V-22 Osprey after visiting the aircraft carrier with Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein Nov. 5, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz/Released)

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)

SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Parallel session III: EU-NATO: The search for a common cyber-strategy

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth meets with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 15, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Names of the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon are read aloud during 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)

Detail photo from wall art at Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense, as U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Indonesia’s Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 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)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a bilateral exchange with India Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, answers a question from a service member during his troop address October 30, 2015 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. More than 200 people were in attendance. (U.S. Army Photo/Sachel Harris)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan delivers remarks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Flowers rest on one of 184 benches during the 21st 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2022, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., in remembrance of the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

An Indonesian air force officer is seen at the Indonesian National Military Headquarters, while supporting a visit of U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Detail of a door at Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense, as U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Indonesia’s Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Challenge Coin: VCJCS Edmund Giambastiani

An eagle adorns a plaque 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)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a town hall meeting for Department of Defense personnel at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

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)

Challenge Coin: POTUS Bush & VPOTUS Cheney

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work hosts the 61st Annual Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Nov. 3, 2016, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston speaks at a press briefing to discuss the Army's efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic alongside Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington D.C., March 20, 2020. (DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter answers questions during the troop address October 30, 2015 at Fort Wainwright Alaska. Fort Wainwright is the home of the United States Army Garrison and units of USARAK, including the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, also known as the 1-25th SBCT, the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade and the Medical Department Activity - Alaska. (U.S. Army Photo/Sachel Harris)

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan delivers remarks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 1, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Challenge Coin: USAREUR CG Eric Shinseki

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood meets with Deputy Prime Minister Francois Bausch from Luxembourg to discuss deepening our cooperation in space and cyberspace, at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a town hall meeting for Department of Defense personnel at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

Challenge Coin: USAREUR CG Eric Shinseki

September 11th remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon, 2012. From left to right: First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and President Barak Obama.

CJCS makes opening remarks.

18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Robert Hale to testify before the Senate Subcommittee on Department of Defense to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense, Jun. 18, 2014. DoD photo by SSG Sean K. Harp, USA

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a fitness check with Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Pentagon Athletic Center, Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a fitness check with Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Pentagon Athletic Center, Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. meet with Lt. Cmdr. Crystal Gonzalez at the Pentagon Athletic Center, Washington, D.C., Aug. 13, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

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)

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell deliver recorded remarks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

SecDef' 13: Redrawing the security map - Plenary session II: The impact of austerity on defence capabilities - Joaquim Nuñes de Almeida, Director for Public Procurement, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services

Challenge Coin: State Dept. Chief of Protocol

Honor ceremony for the last day of Dep Sec Charles Duncan as Deputy Secretary. Harold Brown and wife, Anne Duncan, stand.