Lloyd Austin
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Lloyd James Austin III is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense, from 2021 to 2025, under the Biden administration.
Official portrait, 2023
Colonel Lloyd Austin in 1998
Austin in a meeting with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Lieutenant General David Barno, and U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2003
Austin during the Iraq War on September 11, 2007
Mark Esper
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Mark Thomas Esper is an American politician and manufacturing executive who served as the 27th United States secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously
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…United States Secretary of Defense In office January 22, 2021 – January 20, 2025 President Joe Biden Deputy David Norquist Kathleen Hicks Preceded by Mark Esper Succeeded by Pete Hegseth 12th Commander of United States Central Command In office March 22, 2013 – March 30, 2016 President Barack Obama Preceded by…
Official portrait, 2019
Esper in 2008
Secretary of Army Mark Esper, 2017–2019
Esper championed the return of the Army's iconic "pinks and greens" uniform from World War II as a way to increase morale and pride in the service.