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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

People stand on stage, some in military uniforms, performing a ceremony.

Change of Command

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, left, presides over a change-of-command ceremony in which Army Gen. James H. Dickinson succeeds Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond as the commander of U.S. Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020.

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