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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Three generals have a conversation.

Military Generals

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, right, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Gen. Hulusi Akar of the Turkish army, center, and Gen. Valery Gerasimov of the Russian army in Antalya, Turkey, March 6, 2017. The three chiefs of defense were discussing their nations’ operations in northern Syria.

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