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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Honor Cordon

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly to the Pentagon, July 9, 2021.

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