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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III sits at a long table with other officials, with U.S. and Ukrainian flags displayed behind them.

Brussels Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, second from right, speaks during the 23rd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 13, 2024. Seated with him were, from left, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.

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