Decoding Mark Esper

By Jamie McIntyre

Published May 8, 2020 3:00am ET

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Decoding Mark Esper — A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara. | U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros

A former Army infantry commander during Desert Storm, Mark Esper is all about not giving up any information that could help an enemy.

But unlike his immediate predecessor, he’s not camera shy.

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