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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Press Conference

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey hold a press conference at the Pentagon, May 7, 2015.

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