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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Change of Command

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, left, passes the U.S. Southern Command guidon to the incoming Southcom commander, Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, during the SOUTHCOM change of command, Doral, Fla., Oct. 29, 2021.

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