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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, center, congratulates 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, right, and 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway during a Passage of Command of the U.S. Marine Corps ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2010. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Welsh, recite the U.S. Air Force Hymn during Gen. Welsh's retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Gen. 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. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, center left, shakes hands with outgoing Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway, center, following the Passage of Command of the U.S. Marine Corps ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2010. Conway relinquished command to Gen. James F. Amos, right, the first aviator to hold the post in Marine Corps history and the first assistant commandant to be promoted to the position in more than 20 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James B. Purschwitz/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)
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)
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.
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 Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies alongside Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Dec. 1, 2015.
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies alongside Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Dec. 1, 2015.
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.
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
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)
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)
U.S. Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), escorts Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper into the USSTRATCOM Command and Control Facility at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020. During his visit, Esper toured the command’s global operations center and participated in discussions with senior leaders and warfighters on strategic deterrence in the 21st century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Cunningham)
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Indonesia’s Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu deliver remarks to the press, following a bilateral at the Ministry of Defense, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Lieutenant Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, points out sites to William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, from the roof of the Nawa District Governor’s Center during a visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding area in Nawa to note progress by the Nawa Government and coalition forces.
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 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)
William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, visits a classroom at Khalaj High School during a tour of Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding area in Nawa to note progress by the Nawa Government and coalition forces.
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter kneels by the gravesite of U.S. Army SPC Christopher Horton in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 19, 2017, in Arlington, Va. Carter also placed a challenge coin on each of the headstones he visited. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery/released)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey speaks Jan. 7, 2014, during a farewell ceremony for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James N. Miller at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton, U.S. Navy/Released)
A U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicle participates in a beach assault demonstration as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter watches during a visit to Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015. (Carter visited the base to observe a beach assault demonstration and speak with Marines. (Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey appeared before the House Armed Services Committee during the DoD Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request hearing at the Rayburn Building at the Capitol, Mar. 6, 2014.
(DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp)
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)
Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, points out sites to William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, from the roof of the Nawa District Governor’s Center during a visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding area in Nawa to note progress by the Nawa Government and coalition forces.
U.S. Senator for Mississippi Roger Wicker (R) asks Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a question during a 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
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets a 33rd Fighter Wing Airman after a troop call July 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Hagel visited the base to tour the wing and the F-35 Lightning II integrated training center. He held a 45-minute troop call to praise the work of the service members who began and continue to improve the DOD’s newest fighter program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Lt. Col. Jeffrey C. Holt, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conducts a tour for William J. Lynn, III, the deputy secretary of defense, during a visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding area in Nawa to note progress by the Nawa Government and coalition forces.
Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, presents Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, outgoing commandant of the Marine Corps, signed letters from himself and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Marine Barracks Washington, July 11, 2019. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
William J. Lynn III, the deputy secretary of defense, listens to Nawa government officials and tribal elders on the roof of the Nawa District Governor’s Center during a visit to Nawa, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. Lynn visited Forward Operating Base Jaker and toured the surrounding area in Nawa to note progress by the Nawa Government and coalition forces.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2020) Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper conducts an all-hands call with Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the hangar bay of the ship. During the visit, Esper toured the ship’s composite warfare commander spaces, receiving in-depth briefs on carrier strike group interoperability and naval power defense. Vinson is currently underway conducting flight deck certification (FDC) and carrier air traffic control center (CATCC) certification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron T. Smith/Released)
Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with the son of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Welsh, prior to Gen. Welsh's retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Gen 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
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
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, and Marine 1st Lt. Matthew Welsh, stand at attention during Gen. Welsh's retirement ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Gen. 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
Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel visit today Yad Vashem (Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust) memorial with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, he was escorted by Dr. Robert Rozett from Yad Vashem.
Photo Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv