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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk down a hallway in the Pentagon with other leaders.

Presidential Walk

President Joe Biden walks in a Pentagon hallway with Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, Feb. 10, 2021.

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Credit: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD VIRIN: 210210-D-BN624-0329C.JPG

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