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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

One man listens as another man speaks.

Leader Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who also serves as defense minister, to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022.

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