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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan sits at a table and converses with others.

Shanahan Discussion

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with staff members before the 2nd National Space Council meeting at the John F. Kennedy Space Center Space Shuttle Processing Facility in Florida, Feb. 21, 2018. The council met to discuss and hear testimony about the importance of the U.S. space enterprise. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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