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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Austin at the Reagan National Defense Forum

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 7, 2024.

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