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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Audience Applause

(From left) President Donald J. Trump, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and other officials applaud Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford during a ceremony in which Milley assumed duty from Dunford to serve as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 30, 2019.

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