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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and Portuguese Defense Minister Joao Titternigton Gomes Cravinho pay respects during the playing of the national anthems prior to a Pentagon meeting.

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