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President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he wants Kash Patel, a fierce Trump loyalist, to run the FBI. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

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By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Church, in Washington. Walking behind Trump from left are, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Mark Esper, H.R. McMaster call for independent review of U.S. Capitol siege

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, sit together on stage during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July, 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dick Cheney, other Pentagon ex-chiefs say time over for questioning election

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Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller speaks during a meeting with Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis at the Pentagon, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Christopher Miller, Pentagon chief, signals end to Middle East wars

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In this March 18, 2020, photo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Mark Esper, Pentagon chief, says Trump’s push on NATO defense spending has worked: ‘No free riders’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, is received by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, right, in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The visit is part of US Defense Secretary Mark Esper's North Africa tour and is his first visit to Africa as defense secretary. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

US signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco

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In this April 12, 2018, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after reviewing the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy fleet in the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

Mark Esper says China will be U.S. military’s primary future threat

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet prepares to take off at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP) **FILE**

Man vs. machine: Pentagon plans 2024 dogfight between human pilot, artificial intelligence

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 20, 2009 file photo, the Palau Capital building is seen in Melekeok, Palau. Defense Secretary Mark Esper plans to fly nearly halfway around the world this week to tiny Palau, which no Pentagon chief has ever visited. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

US defense chief Esper to visit Palau, Guam and Hawaii

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In this June 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump departs the White House to visit outside St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. Walking behind Trump from left are, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley says his presence “created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” He called it “a mistake” that he has learned from. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump considering replacing Mark Esper at Pentagon if reelected: report

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, July 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Mark Esper: U.S. to reduce troops in Afghanistan to ‘less than 5,000’ by end of November

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing on counternarcotics operations at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Pentagon chief Esper presses partners to spend more than 2% on defense

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participate in a joint press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 26, 2020. U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is at NATO to follow-up on a broad range of issues raised during last week's NATO defense ministerial. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

Pentagon chief seeks to reassure NATO over US troop plans

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks by video teleconference from U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, May 7, 2020, with military medical specialists at civilian hospitals in New York and Connecticut. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Mark Esper rolls out plan to increase diversity in military

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times