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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Rows of seated service members applaud.

Audience Applause

Audience members respond as Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the National Defense University graduation at Fort McNair in Washington, June 13, 2019.

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