{"id":30365,"date":"2014-11-24T17:41:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T17:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2014\/11\/24\/possible-secdef-replacements-for-hagel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:19:58","slug":"possible-secdef-replacements-for-hagel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2014\/11\/24\/possible-secdef-replacements-for-hagel\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible SECDEF replacements for Hagel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel&#8217;s surprise resignation from his post on Monday, Pentagon watchers are looking at a handful of familiar names as his most likely replacement. Here&#8217;s a look at the possible short list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" alternate=\"U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter listens\" assetid=\"19489079\" assettype=\"image\" class=\"imgAsset middle\" credit=\"Lee Jin-man, ASSOCIATED PRESS\" cutline=\"U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter listens to reporters' question during a news conference at U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 18, 2013. Deputy Secretary of Defense Carter told reporters Monday that Pyongyang's threats would only deepen Washington's defense commitment to Seoul. He says that includes a nuclear umbrella security guarantee for Seoul, which doesn't have atomic weapons. He also notes flight training Tuesday of a B-52 bomber. The B-52 is nuclear capable. 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He&#8217;s a Rhodes scholar with degrees in theoretical physics and medieval history, and also served as an assistant defense secretary during Bill Clinton&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" alternate=\"BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Under Secretary of\" assetid=\"19489095\" assettype=\"image\" class=\"imgAsset middle\" credit=\"Pool, Getty Images\" cutline=\"BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Michele Flournoy arrives for a bilateral meeting with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army at the Bayi Building on December 7, 2011 in Beijing, China.Ties between the two military powers have been strained following announcement by the US that they will base up to 2500 marines in Darwin, northern Australia. (Photo by Andy Wong-Pool\/Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/4044b1e7645488621f157de466cf1a990870caa2\/r=500x333\/local\/-\/media\/GGM\/ArmyTimes\/2014\/11\/24\/635524302563540009-TNS-hagel-Flournoy-2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"China And The US Hold Military Talks [ID=19489095]\" width=\"245px\"\/><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Mich\u00e8le Flournoy <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another long-rumored defense secretary candidate, Flournoy would become the first woman to hold the position if confirmed. She served as the Pentagon&#8217;s top policy adviser for three years before stepping away in 2012, and was a member of Obama&#8217;s transition team on defense. She also is a co-founder of the Center for a New American Security, think tank that has become a pipeline of defense talent for the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" alternate=\"Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks during a news conference\" assetid=\"19489135\" assettype=\"image\" class=\"imgAsset middle\" credit=\"Susan Walsh, ASSOCIATED PRESS\" cutline=\"Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., speaks during a news conference on unemployment insurance on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/3c4ba25bc314276f787618462cb932e5c745d55c\/r=500x323\/local\/-\/media\/GGM\/ArmyTimes\/2014\/11\/24\/635524302789940009-TNS-hagel-reed-2.jpg\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"Jack Reed [ID=19489135]\" width=\"245px\"\/><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Jack Reed<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Rhode Island lawmaker easily won re-election last month and is in line to take over as ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Reed has said he is not interested in the job. but the disappointment of not becoming chairman because of the Republican takeover of the chamber could convince him to step away from his 17-year Senate career. He&#8217;s been an ally of Obama on Capitol Hill but also a respected voice on defense issues, also serving on the chamber&#8217;s defense appropriations subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" alternate=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Tim Howard of Everton\" assetid=\"19489169\" assettype=\"image\" class=\"imgAsset middle\" credit=\"Chris Brunskill, Getty Images\" cutline=\"LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Tim Howard of Everton applauds during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and West Ham United at Goodison Park on November 22, 2014 in Liverpool, England. 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