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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis interacts with an infant held by a man.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis interacts with audience members before speaking during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 20, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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