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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sits in a helicopter

Helicopter Tour

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Army Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter before visiting Train Advise Assist Command - North in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan March 20, 2018. The senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Afghanistan, the progress of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and the re-posturing of U.S. forces as part of the new South Asia strategy. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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