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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis walks with the U.S. ambassador under an awning in Rome.

Walk and Talk

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis walks with U.S. Ambassador to Italy Lewis M. Eisenberg in Rome, Feb. 12, 2018. U.S. Embassy Rome photo

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