200617-N-ZW825-0437 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 17, 2020) Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper observes recruits conducting hose team training at Recruit Training Command as part of his visit, June 17, 2020. Esper toured tenant commands on Naval Station Great Lakes as well as Recruit Training Command to observe the Navy’s implementation of Department of Defense COVID-19 mitigation measures which permit training and accession missions to safely continue during the global pandemic. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder/Released)