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• U.S. defence chief opposed to using military amid protests, calls off standby troops

  Defence Secretary Mark Esper said the Insurrection Act should be invoked in the United States "only in the most urgent and dire of situations."

  World

  Jun 3, 2020
  
• Mark Esper sworn in as new U.S. secretary of defence

  Mark Esper, an Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, won Senate confirmation by a vote of 90-8 and was sworn in at the White House by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

  World

  Jul 23, 2019
  
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• U.S. defence secretary to Guantanamo troops: ‘I need you to be at the top of your game’

  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offered a pep talk Thursday to American troops — and urged them to always be ready for war.

  World

  Dec 21, 2017