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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis greets service members at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 8, 2017. Mattis and the Danish defense minister plan to co-host a meeting of senior leaders from 15 countries that are key contributors to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

Greeting Service Members

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis greets service members at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 8, 2017. The next day, Mattis and Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen co-hosted a meeting of senior leaders from 15 countries that are key contributors to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

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