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Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan shakes hands with a sailor as two other sailors look on.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan talks with sailors at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Nov. 15, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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Credit: Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley VIRIN: 171115-D-GO396-0705.JPG

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