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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Austin Speech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke during the National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp's banquet in Arlington, Va., May 28, 2022. The event was sponsored by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.

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