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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice President Kamala Harris conducts business at the USS Constitution desk.

At the Desk

Vice President Kamala Harris conducts business at the USS Constitution desk in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021. The Naval History and Heritage Command undertook the project to create a heritage desk for both the vice president and the Navy secretary as physical reminders of the more than 200 years of sailor honor, courage and commitment embodied in USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat and America’s ship of state. The desks also serve as reminders that today’s Navy operates in the face of determined rivals and that, to preserve freedom of the seas, today’s sailors must deliver the naval power America needs, just as their shipmates have since 1775.

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