Trump to celebrate Pentagon pick with pomp and parade as Esper shows his take-charge style on day one
by Jamie McIntyre
| July 25, 2019 07:33 AM
FULL HONORS, PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME: Ceremonial units drilled on the Pentagon’s parade field yesterday, cables were laid across the River Entrance parking lot, a stage erected, and portable toilets trucked in — all for today’s full honors arrival ceremony to mark the beginning of Mark Esper’s tenure as President Trump’s second defense secretary.
Trump, Esper, and Vice President Mike Pence are all scheduled to make remarks at the ceremony, the first time all the ceremonial stops have been pulled out for a new defense secretary in recent memory. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford will not be in attendance because he is traveling. The Pentagon will stream the festivities live at
www.defense.gov/Watch/Live-Events.
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