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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley sit in a meeting.

National Military Command Center

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley in the National Military Command Center on February 2, 2022.

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