recent Def sec Miller comments with/and thanking Pence for Mil Ops
(excerpt of great article)
At the NSC, Miller had opportunities to build personal rapport with Trump, perhaps leading to his positioning, in the president's mind, as a worthy successor to Esper. While at the Pentagon as DASD SOCT, Livermore said, one of the few personal items in Miller's office was a signed photograph of himself sitting beside Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley in the White House situation room on Oct. 27, 2019, the night of the U.S. raid resulting in the death of ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/10/new-acting-secdef-former-horse-soldier-who-played-key-role-afghanistan-invasion.html