In a swearing ceremony held in person at the Pentagon as well as virtually, individuals took the oath to protect and defend the United States. The following is an abridged list:
• Patricia Barron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Terry Adirim, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
• Scott Arceneaux, Special Assistant for White House Liaison Office
• Susanna Blume, performing the duties of Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
• Tanya Bradsher, Senior Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement
• Melissa Dalton, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities
• Morgan Dwyer, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
• Beth Foster, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
• Beth George, Principal Deputy General Counsel
• Storm Horncastle, Residential Manager and Social Secretary of the Vice President
• Brian Katz, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence & Security)
• Jongsun Kim, Deputy Comptroller for Budget and Appropriations Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
• John Kirby, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
• Kelly Magsamen, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
• Adil Ahmed, Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Army
A full list of the officials can be found here.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany Chase
