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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan shakes hands with the Ukranian defense minister.

Shanahan Handshake

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan shakes hands with Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak at the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, Feb. 14, 2019.

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