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President Biden Takes Office
Austin speaks last month in Wilmington, Del., after being formally nominated as defense secretary.

Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Becomes 1st Black Pentagon Chief

Jan 22, 2021
Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally mandated minimum seven-year period.
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National
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9 in Washington, D.C.

Trump 'Terminates' Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper

Nov 09, 2020
Secretary Esper has kept a letter of resignation on hand since the summer, when he and the president disagreed over the use of active duty troops to put down street protests.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured last month, spoke with his Chinese counterpart Thursday amid strained relations between the two countries.

Pentagon Chief Esper Talks With Chinese Counterpart As Tensions Soar

Aug 06, 2020
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his Chinese counterpart lectured one another in a 90-minute call as the highest level U.S. delegation in four decades plans a provocative visit to Taiwan.
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National Security
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in May. She wants an Army officer who testified at Trump impeachment hearings to get his promotion.

Senator Puts Rare Hold On Military Promotions Over Ousted Army Officer

Jul 02, 2020
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified in impeachment hearings. He's been due for promotion to the rank of full colonel, but that has not happened. Sen. Tammy Duckworth wants assurances that it will.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Active Duty Troops On Standby Outside Washington, D.C., Being Sent Back To Home Bases

Jun 05, 2020
Some 1,600 troops airlifted for possible deployment in the nation's capital are returning to their home bases, after President Trump failed to invoke the law required for using such forces.
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National Security
Defense Secretary Mark Esper (left) speaks as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley listens during a briefing at the Pentagon on Monday.

Defense Secretary Gives Go-Ahead For U.S. Troops To Start Afghan Drawdown

Mar 02, 2020
A peace deal signed with the Taliban calls for 4,000 of the approximately 13,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan to leave within 135 days and for all U.S. troops to be out within 14 months.
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Parallels
A military vehicle drives past bombed-out buildings in Marawi on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Oct. 25, days after the military declared the fighting against ISIS-inspired Muslim militants over.

With Mattis Trip To Philippines, Reminders Of Waning U.S. Influence In Region

Oct 25, 2017
Soon after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived, Manila announced the end of an ISIS-inspired insurgency in Marawi. But there was no mention of significant U.S. support in the months-long operation
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Asia
President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis speak on Inauguration Day. Mattis travels to South Korea and Japan this week in the administration's first major foreign trip.

The 'America First' President Sends His Defense Secretary To Asia

Feb 01, 2017
This week Defense Secretary James Mattis takes his first overseas trip, to South Korea and Japan. The U.S. allies are eager to hear what he has to say.
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The Two-Way
President-elect Donald Trump speaks alongside retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis after the two met in Bedminster Township, N.J., in late November.

Trump Picks Gen. James Mattis As His Defense Secretary

Dec 01, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has now chosen nominees for nearly half of the Cabinet-level jobs in his incoming administration.
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The Two-Way
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis (left) walks next to U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter before boarding a plane at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, in July.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter Removes Top Aide After Alleged Misconduct

Nov 12, 2015
Senior military assistant Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis has worked with Carter in a number of jobs over the years. NPR's Tom Bowman reports Lewis is accused of an improper personal relationship.
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