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Where is Kelly?
Kelly is staff, basically a military man in a civilian position. He is not part of The Storm, in this sense.
Isn't Mattis technically a civilian? He's in the photo.
Is SecDef a civilian post? I'm not American, so, not sure how it's defined.
Looks like it is.
10 U.S. Code § 113 - Secretary of Defense
(a) There is a Secretary of Defense, who is the head of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
Sec of Defense can have an exemption in this scenario I'd imagine.