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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A civilian and soldier brief members of the media. The sign behind them indicates that they are at the Pentagon.

Pentagon Briefing

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley brief the media following a Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting in the Pentagon Briefing Room from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 23, 2022.

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