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David Allvin, the chief of staff of the Air Force, was seen walking into the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the Pentagon, Musk and Hegseth shook hands, and Musk told the defense secretary, &#8220;If there&#8217;s anything I can do to be helpful, I&#8217;d like to see you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"2025-03-21t145311z-502052533-rc2qhday4jty-rtrmadp-3-usa-musk-pentagon.jpg \" height=\"449\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/21\/93c7eab4-3037-4166-8302-ae4cb996a73e\/thumbnail\/620x449g2\/b5faa24fb9bb5e898448c607994401e0\/2025-03-21t145311z-502052533-rc2qhday4jty-rtrmadp-3-usa-musk-pentagon.jpg?v=9e5c48f1b04ac2a564e8a4c51250ac89 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/21\/93c7eab4-3037-4166-8302-ae4cb996a73e\/thumbnail\/1240x898g2\/a2dd3b7a7b62b3935c9bed7f5bb4c2c3\/2025-03-21t145311z-502052533-rc2qhday4jty-rtrmadp-3-usa-musk-pentagon.jpg?v=9e5c48f1b04ac2a564e8a4c51250ac89 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Elon Musk and U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shake hands at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from a video.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                REUTERS\/Idrees Ali<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk is not a military adviser to the president, but has been overseeing an effort to shrink the federal government, including the Defense Department. 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