Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith before defense ministerial meetings at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2022. Austin is in Brussels to participate in NATO defense ministerial meetings with allies about discussing deterrence capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank. Austin will also travel to Slovakia and Bulgaria for meetings with military and civilian leaders and visit troops deployed to the region.

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