Deployed 17 times, Sgt. Maj. Payne received the Medal of Honor moments ago at the @WhiteHouse. His courage is as contagious to those watching the @POTUS present the medal as it was on the battlefield.
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Archive: Dr. Mark T. Esper
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Archive: Dr. Mark T. Esper
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- Happy 111th birthday to our oldest living WW2 veteran, Lawrence Brooks. I salute your service and your lifetime of determination.
- It was a pleasure to take part in a breakfast hosted by @POTUS w/@NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg to discuss the progress we have made thus far in ensuring our troops are combat-ready & identifying ways we can modernize our Alliance for future challenges. #WeAreNATO
- We warned them, and now: billions in drug profits denied, hundreds of thousands of pounds of cocaine seized, one drug lab leveled.
- The United States of America’s military is on watch 24/7/365. We’re all in.
- At the direction of the Commander in Chief @POTUS, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the @82ndABNDiv to the @CENTCOM area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq.
- To Iran & its proxy militias: we will not accept continued attacks against our personnel & forces in the region. Attacks against us will be met w/ responses in the time, manner, & place of our choosing. We urge the Iranian regime to end malign activities. go.usa.gov/xpeNU
- Your military continues to stand the watch. We’re ready.
- Today we pause to remember an attack that took the lives of nearly 3,000 lives at the Pentagon, World Trade Center, and Shanksville, PA. Evil struck, but it did not shake our strength, resolve, and unbreakable spirit.
- Thankful this military spouse—my wife, Leah—has been by my side for over 30 years now. #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay
