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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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NATO Applications

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg receives official letters of application to join NATO from Klaus Korhonen, ambassador of Finland accredited to NATO, and Axel Wernhoff, ambassador of Sweden accredited to NATO, in Brussels, May 18, 2022.

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