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Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, October 06, 2011

 Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is traveling. 

Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn has no public or media events on his schedule. 

Remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey at 7:30 P.M. EDT at the USO Annual Gala, Wardman Park Marriott, Washington, D.C. 

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John Toolan Jr., commanding general for Regional Command Southwest, will brief the media live from Afghanistan at 10:30 a.m. EDT in the DoD Briefing Room, Pentagon 2E973, to provide an update on current operations.

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