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Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan speaks with a service member.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan talks with a service member about the mission at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 14, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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