Hagel made the remarks when he officially welcomed new members of his management team to the Pentagon, according to a statement released by the US the Department of Defense (DOD).
Hagel hosted a ceremony for Christine Wormuth as the undersecretary of defense for policy, Jessica Wright as undersecretary for personnel and readiness, Michael McCord as Defense Department comptroller, and Jamie Morin as the director of cost assessment and program evaluation.
"The Department of Defense is undergoing a great transition," the secretary said. "We are seeing a world in transformation, a world that is probably building a new world order."
How this evolves depends in large part on American leadership, he said, adding that the Department is integral to peace and security as this new order evolves.
"To successfully navigate this time of uncertainty, we all must completely stay focused on building a ready, agile, capable, modern force to defend against the full spectrum of threats and challenges that we face today and into the future," Hagel said.
"DOD must meet the challenges, and probably as important as meeting the challenges is to seize the opportunities and not squander the opportunities," Hagel noted.
Sources: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
5/8/14
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