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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Group Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (left) meets with Iraqi Minister of Defense Jumaah Enad Saadoon at the 17th annual International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Nov. 20, 2021. Austin also met with senior government officials from Bahrain, Malaysia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Indonesia and Kenya, affirming defense partnerships and discussing joint priorities in the Middle East.

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