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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III stands at a microphone in front of an American flag.

Tbilisi Remarks

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in a news briefing with Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze in Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct. 18, 2021.

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