That's Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.

以上是国防部副部长阿什顿·卡特所说。

Defense Secretary Mattis told reporters in the Iraqi capital.

国防部长马蒂斯在伊拉克首都对记者如是说道。

First up, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is resigning.

首先, 我们关注美国国防部长查克·哈格尔的辞职。

And that was echoed by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis.

美国国防部长詹姆斯·马蒂斯也表示赞同。

So Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is paying an advance visit.

因此，美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯先行展开访问行程。

China's Defense Minister strongly disagreed with the Defense Secretary.

中国国防部长强烈反对美国国防部长的说法。

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in Israel on Friday.

美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀周五出现在以色列。

Defense Secretary Esper says he's focused on that mission.

国防部长埃斯珀表示，他专注于这项任务。

US President Donald Trump has fired defense secretary Mark Esper.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普解雇了国防部长马克·埃斯珀。

He says, he spoke to Defense Secretary Hagel about this.

他表示，他同美国国防部长查克·哈格尔谈论了这一问题。

It comes after Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin visited Seoul.

此前，美国国务卿布林肯和国防部长奥斯汀访问了首尔。

The former US defense secretary Ash Carter has died aged 68.

美国前国防部长阿什·卡特去世，享年 68 岁。

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has called the group, an " imminent threat."

国防部长查克·黑格尔(Chuck Hagel)称该组织是“迫在眉睫的威胁”。

What does the defense secretary say about the nature of their mission?

国防部长对任务性质有何说明？

Defense Secretary Mark Esper distanced the Pentagon from the president's threat.

国防部部长马克？埃斯珀把国防部跟特朗普的威胁撇清了关系。

Now, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis talked about this today. Let's listen.

美国国防部长詹姆斯·马蒂斯今天谈到了这件事。我们来听一下。

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was hinting at this earlier today.

美国国防部长马克·埃斯珀于今天早些时候暗示了这一点。

But now, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the American troops could become caught.

但现在，美国国防部长马克·埃斯佩（Mark Esper）表示，美军可能会被俘。

You know, afterwards, the defense secretary, Mark Esper, spoke after the president finished.

美国国防部长马克·埃斯珀在总统之后发表了讲话。

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday made a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

美国国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀周日突访阿富汗。