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Tag: Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper

Esper praises outgoing NGB chief, welcomes incoming chief
August 3, 2020 — JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. – The past few years, some 450,000 National Guard members have responded to unprecedented crises both home and abroad, ranging from devastating hurricanes,... MORE

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper presides as Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, director of the Army National Guard, is promoted to general and takes over as 29th National Guard Bureau chief during ceremonies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 3, 2020. Hokanson succeeds Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, who has served as NGB chief since August 2016.

Service members, civilians bound by DOD election rules
June 17, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – It’s election season again, when federal, state and local political campaigns kick into high gear. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper’s latest ethics video lays out the importance of... MORE

A Sailor registers for the 2012 presidential election and submits an absentee ballot request to the command’s voting representative aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis while at sea in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 4, 2012.

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