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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, third from right, meets with Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 30, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to reporters en route to Indonesia, May 28, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Navy Rear Adm. Jon C. Kreitz, deputy director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, during his visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 28, 2019.

Vice President Mike Pence lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and Army Maj. Gen. Michael L. Howard at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 27, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan participates in the U.S. Naval Academy's 2019 graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., May 24, 2019. Shanahan delivered the keynote address and congratulated graduates during the ceremony.

Graduates throw their hats in the air following the 2019 graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 24, 2019. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan delivered the keynote speech.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga into the Pentagon, May 9, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan stands with Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez at the Pentagon, May 7, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan stands with Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez at the Pentagon, May 7, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, May 3, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, right, speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before testifying on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request at a hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, center; Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and David L. Norquist, DOD’s comptroller and chief financial officer, prepare to testify on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request during a hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to children during Bring Your Child to Work Day events at the Pentagon, April 25, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan greets Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the Pentagon, April 19, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks up Pentagon steps with Albanian Defense Minister Olta Xhaçka following a welcoming ceremony, April 18, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks up the Pentagon steps with Austrian Defense Minister Mario Kunasek following a welcoming ceremony, April 10, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan delivers remarks at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 9, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, during his visit to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 9, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan is greeted by Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, after arriving for the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 8, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, after arriving for the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 8, 2019.