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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Leaders render honors while standing in a row at an outdoor ceremony.

Leader Honors

From front left: Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley attend a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., marking Milley's retirement and Brown's assumption of the role of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sept. 29, 2023.

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