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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Pentagon Press Briefing

Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, calls on a reporter during a briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2020. Hoffman said the Defense Department is standing by to aid the Department of Health and Human Services in combating the coronavirus.

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