The commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Navy Adm. Charles A. "Chas" Richard, provides an update on the command's mission and readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washing More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper delivers remarks at RAND Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper expresses his thanks and greets law enforcement members who supported his visit to Los Angeles, at Los Angeles International Airport, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Li More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Shelton and Senior Airman Oscar Rodriguez stand their posts at the plane for Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, before departure for Los Angeles, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper is briefed on the UUV (Echo Voyager) during a visit to the Boeing Company site in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Air Force Senior Airman Oscar Rodriguez stands at his post at the plane for Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, before departure for Los Angeles, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper takes part in a question-and-answer session with the vice president and director of RAND Project AIR FORCE, Ted Harshberger, at RAND Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020. (Do More
The plane for Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper is seen before departure for Los Angeles, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visits the Boeing Company site in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Air Force Senior Airman Oscar Rodriguez salutes Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, before departure for Los Angeles, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Shelton stands his post outside the plane of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, upon arrival in Los Angeles, Sept. 16, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper poses with, from left, the president of RAND, Michael Rich; RAND Trustee Donald B. Rice; and the vice president and director of RAND Project AIR FORCE, Ted Harshberger, befor More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper records a video message for Suicide Prevention Month, the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Department Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition and Sustainment Katie Arrington speaks in a fireside chat with Neo Systems Corp on recent updates from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Cert More
The United States Marine Band participates in the welcome ceremony as Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin “Benny” Gantz at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2020. More
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger delivers the keynote address about "The Force America Needs" in the Modern Day Marine virtual conference, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2020. (DoD photo More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts Japanese National Security Advisor Shigeri Kitamura, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, Dr. Mark Lewis, takes part in a virtual moderated panel discussion for D More
Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Modernization, Dr. Mark Lewis, delivers remarks virtually to the Space Mission Assuranc More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper greets the executive director of the International Cooperation office of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Gregory M. Kausner, bef More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts a virtual global town hall meeting with Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López, the Pentag More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives in Algiers, Algeria, Oct. 1, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper tours Fort St. Elmo, Valletta, Malta, Oct. 1, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper meets with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Attiyah, Qatar, Oct. 3, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper greets Moroccan military officials as he departs Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 3, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper chats with a traveling pool reporter, during an aircraft refueling stop in Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 4, 2020. The secretary was returning to the United States following a trip More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives at Kuwait City International Airport, to meet with the new emir of Kuwait, Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to offer condolences on behalf of President Donald J More
Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Suh Wook arrives at the Pentagon for an official dinner with Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa More
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville, Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy, and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston brief the press, in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2020. More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper hosts Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Suh Wook for an official dinner, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord participates in the Atlantic Council Distinguished Leadership Awards event, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by More
The chief technology officer of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Nand Mulchandani, takes part in a panel discussion for the "POLITICO AI Summit: An AI-Powered World," the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oc More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper walks with the director of Heritage's Center for National Defense, Thomas Spoehr, before delivering a speech on the readiness of the U.S. armed forces, at the Heritage Founda More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to reporters on a government aircraft, en route to New Delhi, India, Oct. 25, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
The E-4B military aircraft carrying Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper to India receives a mid-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing out of Mildenhall, England, Oct. 25, More
The commander of the 595th Command and Control Group and National Airborne Operations Center, Air Force Col. Brian D. Golden, salutes as Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives to board an E-4B military air More
U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster waves as Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives in New Delhi, India, Oct. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visits with service members in New Delhi, India, Oct. 27, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar participate in a press event after the U.S.-Ind More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives in Manama, Bahrain, Oct. 27, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
During a tour of the Iron Dome display, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper presents Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz with a photo of David Daniel "Mickey" Marcus, a United States Army colonel who later More
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper arrives in Aqaba, Jordan, to meet with King Abdullah II, Oct. 29, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to reporters on a government aircraft en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., at the conclusion of a trip to India and the Middle East, Oct. 30, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa More
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord records remarks for the 2020 Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards Ceremony, in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2020 More
Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville, Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, Acting Defense Secretary More
The deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, participates in the META-13 Joint All-Domain Command & Control (JADC2) and Space More
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Victorino G. Mercado participates in an online conference with the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, from the Pentagon, Washington, D. More
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen M. Lord participates in the online American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ASCEND Summit, from the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washi More
The director of the Undersea Warfare Division, N97, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Rear Adm. William Houston, speaks to the online Navy Submarine League Annual Symposium, from the Pentagon, Washi More
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller hosts Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
An airman salutes as Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller arrives at a government aircraft for a trip to the Middle East, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 24, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller talks with reporters during a refueling stop at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, en route to Bahrain, Nov. 25, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller meets with troops on Thanksgiving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller talks to the commander of United States Africa Command, Army Gen. General Stephen J. Townsend, after having Thanksgiving dinner with troops at Camp Lemonnier, Djib More
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller speaks with US Military Attaché Air Force Col. John Gondol and service members upon departure from Manama, Bahrain, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller points to the Secretary of Defense coin he presented during a Thanksgiving Day visit at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller serves Thanksgiving dinner to troops at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
The U.S. ambassador to Djibouti, Larry André, waves as Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller arrives in Djibouti on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
"Thank you for being a GREAT Devil Dog!!!," Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller writes to a Marine during a Thanksgiving Day visit at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 26, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)