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(Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan) NATO ensures trans-Atlantic security, and as. President Trump said,

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and this was just 11 days ago here in the Pentagon where he said,

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"We are going to be with NATO, 100 percent."

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(NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg) We appreciate this opportunity to meet with you so early in your tenure,

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and your background, your experience from the defense industry, from here

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at the Pentagon, and your personal commitment to the alliance

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are of great value for NATO and I really look forward to welcoming you

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to the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels next month.