Haircuts amid coronavirus tangle defense leadership

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Accusations were flying everywhere. Marines at Camp Pendleton allegedly in close proximity to each other and their barbers, a potential violation of Defense Department guidance. A phone call of inquiry from the secretary of defense to the commandant of the Marine Corps was promised.

That’s when Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, with a close-cropped buzz cut of thin, gray hair tried to cut in.

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