Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Nov 9, 2020

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper meets with Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov(not seen) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) — US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper meets with Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov(not seen) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2020. — JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

Gen. Lloyd Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the ongoing U.S. military operations to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 16, 2015 in Washington, DC.

Biden's CENTCOM pick to head Pentagon raises concern over civilian leadership

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Defense Secretary nominee Mark Esper testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination in Washington, U.S. July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC14D3AE8B30

Trump’s defense pick calls for US-led pact to deter Iran

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ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 13: U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announces that Austin, Texas, will be the new headquarters for the Army Futures Command during a news conference at the Pentagon July 13, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. The Army is undergoing its biggest reorganization in 45 years with the creation of the Army Futures Command, which is tasked with modernizing the fighting force. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Yemen measure stripped from US defense bill as Saudis up bombing

Al-Monitor Staff

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