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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A group of military personnel in dress uniform all stand with their right hands raised. A woman stands in the foreground and looks on.

ROTC Commencement

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks participates in the National Capital Region ROTC Detachment commencement at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 20, 2022. The class of 2022 had 87 cadets with 14 of them commissioning as Distinguished Military Graduates, the top 20% of cadets in the nation.

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