Ash Carter Receives Patriot Award Defense Secretary Ash Carter thanks the National Defense University Foundation for recognizing the men and women of the Defense Department with the Patriot Award during a ceremony at the Reagan Building in Washington Oct. 27, 2016. DoD photo by Jim Garamone SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.42 MB) Tags: ndu, ASH Carter, patriot award, SecDef Photo By: Jim Garamone VIRIN: 121027-D-FN740-002.JPG Photo Gallery