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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Biden and Austin

President Joe Biden talks with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a visit to the Pentagon, Feb. 10, 2021. Austin has pledged to root out sexual assault and extremism in the Defense Department.

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