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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Multiple individuals, some in uniform, sit across from each other at a table.

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In a meeting room at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, defense representatives from the United States, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (foreground, left), met with defense representatives from Israel, including Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin “Benny” Gantz (foreground, right). Members of the press gathered in the rear of the room at the opening of the meeting.

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