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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III sits at a long U-shaped table with officials from multiple nations.

Table Talk

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

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