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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Thomas W. O'Connell, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, left, addresses a Pentagon audience Oct. 28 during a Red Ribbon Week ceremony. To O'Connell's right are Ron Steger, founder of Race Against Drugs, and Bill Lester, a NASCAR truck racer. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore

Thomas W. O'Connell, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, left, addresses a Pentagon audience Oct. 28 during a Red Ribbon Week ceremony. To O'Connell's right are Ron Steger, founder of Race Against Drugs, and Bill Lester, a NASCAR truck racer. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore

Thomas W. O'Connell, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, left, addresses a Pentagon audience Oct. 28 during a Red Ribbon Week ceremony. To O'Connell's right are Ron Steger, founder of Race Against Drugs, and Bill Lester, a NASCAR truck racer. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore

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