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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, partly visible from behind, talks to troops facing him on a flight line.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with troops assigned to the 618th Air Operations Center before the U.S. Transportation Command change of command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 4, 2024.

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