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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two men stand outdoors at the top of stairs; military members stand along the stairs at attention.

Lithuanian Bilat

Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stand shoulder to shoulder as the Lithuanian national anthem plays before their Pentagon meeting, Dec. 15, 2022.

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