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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III listens to a question while standing behind a dias.

NATO Briefing

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III listens to a question during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 14, 2021.

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