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To consider the nominations of: Mr. Austin J. Dahmer to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Honorable Robert P. Kadlec to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs; and Mr. Michael J. Borders, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment | United States Senate Committee on Armed Services
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