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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visits with service members assisting at the Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 vaccination site at California State University Los Angeles, Feb. 24, 2021.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with a Michigan National Guardsman during a visit to the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2021.
Washington Headquarters Services Director Tom Muir swears in Lloyd J. Austin III as secretary of defense at the Pentagon, Jan. 22, 2021.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper tours the Iron Dome display with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 29, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with soldiers assigned to the 13th Missile Defense Battery Team in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 29, 2020. Esper also met with Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh escorts Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper to talks in the Ministry of Defense in New Delhi, Oct. 26. 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with California National Guardsmen helping to fight wildfires impacting the region at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 18, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper thanks the crew of the USS Bonhomme Richard for their efforts in battling a multi-day blaze on the ship at Naval Base San Diego, Sept. 18, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper greets Marines during a visit to Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 17, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to sailors in an all-hands call on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 17, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper addresses sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson off the coast of San Diego, Sept. 17, 2020. Secretary Esper toured the Navy platform that's critical to maintaining naval power across the Indo-Pacific region.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper discusses the implementation of the National Defense Strategy during a speech at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper places a wreath at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial during a ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2020. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted the event.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks during the Chiefs of Defense conference at the Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2020. The annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense conference, co-hosted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, took place virtually August 24-25.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020.
Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, incoming commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, accepts the Northcom flag from Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, during a change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020. VanHerck took command from Air Force Gen. Terrence. J. O’Shaughnessy, who retired after 34 years of military service.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds at the Pentagon, July 27, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper bids farewell to Air Force Col. Jeffrey Schreiner, 509th Bomb Wing commander, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 22, 2020.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper listens to mission briefings during a visit to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 25, 2020. Esper met with the U.S. Air Force’s 100th Air Refueling Wing, 352nd Special Operations Wing; the Royal Air Force; and tenant unit leadership to learn about missions and discuss the base’s role in operations in the European and African theaters.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper conducts a reenlistment ceremony for sailors assigned to tenant commands at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., June 17, 2020. Esper visited the station to observe the Navy’s implementation of Defense Department COVID-19 mitigation measures, which permit training and accession missions to safely continue during the pandemic.