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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two men dressed in business suits walk past soldiers holding flags.

Welcome Walk

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran walk to the reviewing stand at a welcome ceremony for Austin in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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