From right, the Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commander of Special Operations Command, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McCauley, senior enlisted leader of USSOCOM, attend a series of briefings at USSOCOM headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017. Mattis visited USSOCOM to discuss restoring military readiness, strengthening alliances and bringing reforms to the Department of Defense. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo)

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