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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 signs the charter for the Defense Department’s Board on Diversity and Inclusion during a meeting at the Pentagon, July 15, 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.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper bumps elbows with a sailor following a reenlistment ceremony 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.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visits Reid Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 16, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López receive a briefing from Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrea Tullos, the 2nd Air Force commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 16, 2020. Esper met with Air Education and Training Command leaders to see firsthand how basic military training is addressing COVID-19.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper answers questions from service members, DOD civilians and family members about department policy on COVID-19 during a virtual global town hall at the Pentagon, May, 28, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, center, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón “CZ” Colón-López answer questions regarding DOD policy on COVID-19 during a virtual global town hall at the Pentagon, May 28, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visits the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, April 15, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper talks by speakerphone at the Pentagon with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about COVID-19, March 18, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper testifies on the DOD’s 2021 budget request during a hearing on Capitol Hill, March 4, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts an honor cordon welcoming Estonian Defense Minister Juri Luik to the Pentagon, March 3, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak to reporters at the Pentagon, March 2, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2021 defense budget request in Washington, Feb. 26, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, Feb. 24, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo hold a joint press conference at the Pentagon, Feb. 24, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts an advanced honor cordon welcoming South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo to the Pentagon, Feb. 24, 2020.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper shakes hands with airmen during his visit to the headquarters of U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Feb. 20, 2020.