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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper briefs reporters.

Esper Remarks

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2019. Esper is traveling next week to NATO headquarters in Brussels, where he plans to press other NATO allies to take collective and individual diplomatic and economic measures in response to Turkey's actions.

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