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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Pentagon Briefing

Jonathan Rath Hoffman, left, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, and Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Friedrichs, Joint Staff surgeon, brief reporters at the Pentagon, March 16, 2020.

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