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Immediate Release

Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist's Visit to Arizona

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout:

Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist traveled to Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 29, where he visited a state run, Federal Emergency Management Agency supported, COVID-19 vaccination distribution facility. He was accompanied by Jeff Dorko, FEMA’s acting deputy for response and recovery; Max Rose, the COVID advisor to the Department of Defense; Maj. Gen. Jeff Taliaferro, vice director for operations at the Joint Staff; and Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, Joint Staff surgeon.

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