THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 2, 2021 at 17:55 JST
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, center, and South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, second left, pose with South Korean 2nd army command soldiers during a ceremony of the SCM (Security Consultative Meeting) at the great parade ground in the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on Dec. 2. (Pool Photo via AP)
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