Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg geeet one another prior to defense ministerial meetings at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2022. Austin is in Brussels to participate in meetings with allies about discussing deterrence capabilities on NATO’s eastern flank. Austin will also travel to Slovakia and Bulgaria for meetings with military and civilian leaders and visit troops deployed to the region. (DoD Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)