Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with representatives of key military and veteran support organizations at the Pentagon, April 12, 2017. Mattis was joined by Dana White, left, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, and Air Force Lt. Col. Kristi Beckman, director of community and public outreach for the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley