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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper shakes hands with a member of the 101st Airborne Division in a wooded area.

Esper Greeting

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper shakes hands with a member of the 101st Airborne Division during his tour of Bois Jacques, a Battle of the Bulge site in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 16, 2019. The tour was one of the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle.

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