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Colorado Arrival

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, after arriving for the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 8, 2019.

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Credit: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD VIRIN: 190408-D-BN624-0052.JPG

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