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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and another official stand at one end of a red carpet, along which service members are saluting.

Anthem Observance

Jose C. Faustino Jr., officer in charge of the Philippine Department of National Defense, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III render honors during the playing of the Philippine national anthem at Camp Smith, Hawaii. The two men are meeting to examine the alliance between the two countries.

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