180206-N-VR594-0024 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 6, 2018) The Honorable Patrick M. Shanahan, Deputy Secretary of Defense, addresses attendees as a keynote speaker during WEST 2018. WEST, a naval conference and exposition hosted in San Diego, is focusing its 2018 theme on "Near-Peer Competition is Back: Are We Ready Now and Into the Future." (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)