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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks while sitting at a desk with a phone on it.

NATO Call

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg via speakerphone at the Pentagon, Jan. 22, 2021. Austin's first call upon entering the Pentagon was to the secretary general.

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