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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with Raj Shah, managing partner of Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, at the organization’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Aug. 10, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

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