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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis sits at a table with other defense ministers during a meeting.

Meeting Plus

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ meeting-plus in Singapore, Oct. 19, 2018.

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