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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and several service members stand next to equipment at a missile facility.

Minot Tour

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center left, receives a brief during a tour of a missile facility at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 13, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

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