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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford while standing in a room.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2017. Mattis and Dunford testified about the political and security situation in Afghanistan. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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