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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stands with soldiers as one soldier points to the right.

Austin Visit

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with soldiers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s 7th Army Training Command supporting combined arms training of Ukrainian armed forces battalions in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Feb. 17, 2023. The first Ukrainian battalion completed training on the M2 Bradley fighting vehicle, representing the continuation of a worldwide effort led by the U.S. and supported by more than 50 nations to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war.

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