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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two men address Pentagon reporters.

Hoffman and Ryder

Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, and Air Force Col. Patrick S. Ryder, special assistant for public affairs to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conduct a news conference at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2019.

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