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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds Press Conference Following Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for being here today. It is my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III. The secretary will deliver opening remarks and then we'll have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and call on journalists. Secretary Austin, over to you, sir. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for joining us today. And I know that all Americans are thinking today of President Jimmy Carter on this National Day of Mourning. He was a great son of my home state of Georgia, a man of deep faith, and a tireless champion of democracy an...