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    graduate, Esper joined the United States Army and saw combat during the Gulf War as an infantry officer with the 101st Airborne Division. Esper subsequently...
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    once he and Esper realized the political implications of the walk, saying that he felt "sick" and was "fucking done with this shit" to Esper. As a result...
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  • is a book by Mark Esper, 27th United States Secretary of Defense which was published on May 10, 2022 by HarperCollins. In the book, Esper wrote that President...
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    withdrawal, President Trump named Mark Esper, the Secretary of the Army, as his replacement as acting secretary. Once Esper was officially nominated on July...
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  • bears the colors of Army Futures Command, as General Mark Milley, 23rd Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, and General John M. Murray unfurl the colors on 24...
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    November 2001 to January 2008. On November 24, 2019, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper requested Spencer's resignation due to his handling of the Eddie Gallagher...
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    second was from June 24 to July 15, 2019, while Secretary of the Army Mark Esper was acting as Secretary of Defense. President Trump nominated McCarthy...
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  • Esper worked as a sports writer for the Uniontown Morning Herald and the Pittsburgh Press before being hired by the Associated Press in 1958. Esper was...
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    President Donald Trump named Miller acting defense secretary after firing Mark Esper on November 9, 2020, six days after the 2020 presidential election. Miller...
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  • being confirmed or assuming office. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Defense)". United States Senate. Retrieved...
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    that he was withdrawing, and Trump announced that he would be making Mark Esper the acting U.S. Secretary of Defense. Shanahan's last day in that position...
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    unilateral decision by the US command in Kabul. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper commented on the troop decrease, saying "General Miller is doing exactly...
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  • the United Nations (2004–2005), U.S. Senator from Missouri (1976–1995) Mark Esper, United States Secretary of Defense (2019–2020), United States Secretary...
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    Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on the call, "we need to dominate the battlespace. You have deep resources in the guard." Secretary Esper was later criticized...
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    December 18 in Washington, D.C., between Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, and Minister of Defense...
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    Capacities, 1877–1920 (Cambridge University Press, 1982) pp 212–247. Watson, Mark Skinner. Chief of Staff: Prewar Plans and Preparations. United States Army...
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    received the approval of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley for the operation. President Trump was...
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    2018 – July 4, 2020 Jim Mattis Mark Esper Donald Trump Michael C. Ryan (Acting) July 5, 2020 – August 31, 2020 Mark Esper Donald Trump Michael Cutrone (Acting)...
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  • Christoph Esper (1742–1810), German entomologist George Esper (1932–2012), American journalist Jan Esper (born 1968), German scientist Mark Esper (born 1964)...
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    2 years, 50 days James Mattis Mark Esper Donald Trump - - James Anderson Acting 1 March 2020 10 November 2020 254 days Mark Esper Donald Trump - Anthony Tata...
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    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff General Mark Milley discussed how to respond to Iran's...
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    terrorists", according to former defense secretary Mark Esper in his 2022 book A Sacred Oath. Esper called Miller's idea a "war crime"; Miller denied that...
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  • Bill Maher Ep 10: March 29, 2024: Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com". HBO. Retrieved April...
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    2019, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Army secretary Mark Esper to be defense secretary. On June 21, the president announced his intention...
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    Chiefs of Staff "Webcast: Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of General Mark A. Milley and an Armed Forces Hail in Honor of General Charles Q. Brown Jr"...
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    George Kennedy, actor Jeremiah Denton, US Senator Donnie Dunagan, actor Mark Esper, 27th US Secretary of Defense Walter Fetterly, Colonel who led a rescue...
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    President Joe Biden Deputy David Norquist Kathleen Hicks Preceded by Mark Esper 12th Commander of United States Central Command In office March 22, 2013 –...
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    Shanahan (acting) Mark Esper (acting) Richard V. Spencer (acting) — Richard V. Spencer Acting July 23, 2019 July 31, 2019 8 days Mark Esper 34 David Norquist...
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    Shanahan (Acting) Mark Esper (Acting) (acting) Thomas Modly 15 July 2019 31 July 2019 16 Richard V. Spencer (Acting) Mark Esper 76 Richard V. Spencer...
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  • Services Committee by General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said that U.S. defense intelligence...
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