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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Generals shake hands.

Gen. Laura Richardson

Army Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, greets Colombian Gen. Luis Navarro, the commander of the Colombian Military Forces, upon his arrival to her headquarters in Miami in March.

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