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Bookmark or Share- Secretary of DefenseSecretary of Defense James N. Mattis Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva.
- United States Secretary of Defense - WikipediaThe secretary of defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the Armed Forces of the U.S. The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the U.S. military is second only to that of the president and Congress, respectively.
- Mark Esper confirmed as defense secretary - CNNPoliticsThe Senate Tuesday voted overwhelmingly 90 to 8 to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Mark Esper, giving the Pentagon its first permanent chief since James Mattis ...
- Jim Mattis - WikipediaJames Norman Mattis is an American veteran and former government official who served as the 26th United States Secretary of Defense from January 2017 through December 2018. He resigned over policy differences with President Donald Trump. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Mattis served in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War. Mattis was commissioned in the Marine Corps through the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps after graduating from Central Washington
- Senate confirms Mark Esper as defense secretary - The ...As he thanked the president, Esper said: “It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.
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