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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two defense leaders speak together .

Defense Discussion

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, right, speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before testifying on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request at a hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019.

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