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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Press Conference

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles hold a joint press conference at U.S. Indo-Pacific headquarters, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022.

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