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A healthcare employee prepares to inject a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, on November 21, 2022. (Eric Lee via Getty Images)
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The Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine USS Indiana transits the Thames River as it arrives in Groton, Connecticut, on October 29, 2018. (US Navy photo by Steven Hoskins)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
William Chou
Deputy Director, Japan Chair
