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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A woman is greeted at the Pentagon.

Pentagon Greeting

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks is greeted by her staff at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 9, 2021. She is the first female deputy secretary of defense.

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