Robert Salesses is a retired Marine who served in the Gulf War and has been deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters Service.

President Donald Trump has named an acting secretary of defense until his nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Salesses served as deputy director of defense for Washington Headquarters Services. Salesses served as a Marine Corps officer and won a Bronze Star during the Gulf War. Lisa Kenna was appointed ...

Salesses is the deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services at the Defense ... who won a Bronze Star for his service in the Gulf War. Hegseth, whose nomination appeared in jeopardy ...

Dan Caldwell, an Iraq War veteran and defense policy advisor with deep ... the deputy director of its Washington Headquarters Services, whom Trump named acting secretary on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Caldwell is seeking to assert his foreign policy vision as ...

Washington Headquarters Services is a field activity of the U.S. Department of Defense that administers and facilitates various DOD endeavors. The WHS team carries out logistical tasks for the ...

In the meantime, Robert Salesses, the deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services, will serve as acting secretary of Defense, the White House announced Monday.

Robert Salesses, the deputy director of the Washington Headquarters Services, has been tapped to be the acting defense secretary as lawmakers look to confirm former Fox News personality Pete Hegseth.

Salesses currently serves as the deputy director of Washington headquarters services, a role entailing responsibilities for human resources, facilities, and resource management. This temporary appointment places Salesses at the helm, steering the ...