{"id":20719,"date":"2019-01-02T22:24:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/02\/heres-what-happened-when-the-pentagon-updated-secdefs-facebook-profile-picture\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:17:03","slug":"heres-what-happened-when-the-pentagon-updated-secdefs-facebook-profile-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/01\/02\/heres-what-happened-when-the-pentagon-updated-secdefs-facebook-profile-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what happened when the Pentagon took Mattis&#8217; photo off the official SecDef Facebook page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New year. New you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/20\/mattis-out-defense-secretary-says-his-views-no-longer-aligned-with-trump\/\" target=_blank>New secretary of defense. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, an acting one anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jan. 1 heralded in more than just 2019. It also was the day that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/21\/who-will-trump-tap-to-replace-mattis\/\" target=_blank>Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan<\/a> took over as secretary of defense from retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis \u2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/12\/07\/the-cult-of-mad-dog-mattis-has-a-quirky-business-line-and-the-general-is-ok-with-it\/\" target=_blank>beloved<\/a> living patron saint of Marines and king of \u201cChaos&#8221; with a cult-like following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also was the day the government changed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SECDEF\/photos\/a.1404634669858959\/2242327689422982\/?type=1&#038;theater\" target=_blank>Facebook profile picture<\/a> on the official secretary of defense page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though Shanahan has no active-duty military experience, he has more than three decades of experience as a Boeing executive and has spent the past year focused on reforming internal Pentagon processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis wrote a letter of resignation and said he planned to leave at the end of February. But President Donald Trump cut Mad Dog\u2019s tenure short by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/02\/trump-insists-he-fired-mattis-says-former-defense-secretary-was-not-too-good-at-the-job\/\" target=_blank>two months<\/a>, announcing that Shanahan would take over in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following in the footsteps of the Warrior Monk will not be easy. But we almost feel sorry for the guy from this thread alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of the reactions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"88\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-02-at-2.44.28-PM.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-02-at-2.44.28-PM.png.png 360w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-02-at-2.44.28-PM.png.png?resize=300,73 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"133\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SECDEF-screenshot-2.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45461\" 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New you. 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