Deputy Secretary of Defense (DSD) Patrick M. Shanahan speaks to Keystone class 18-1 at the Pentagon, March 13, 2018. Keystone educates Command Senior Enlisted Leaders serving in or slated to serve in general or flag officer level joint or service headquarters. DSD Shanahan spoke about the Secretary’s lines of effort for the department. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
President Trump could soon name an official new secretary of defense, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leader suggested Feb. 12.
As Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan travels to the Middle East and Europe on his first overseas trip since taking…