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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks from behind a dias.

Esper Remarks

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to sailors in an all-hands call on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 17, 2020.

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