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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two men have a discussion near a body of water.

Palau Discussion

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Palauan President Tommy Remengesau discuss the wreckage of a Navy TMB Avenger that crashed in Palau during World War II.

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