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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks from behind a podium.

Shanahan Remarks

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan speaks at the U.S. Central Command change-of-command ceremony in Tampa, Fla., March 28, 2019. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie succeeded Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel as the new Centcom commander.

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