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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, center, listens to a briefing from Army Col. Frederick Rudesheim, right, and Army Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman at the headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, at Balad, Iraq. Behind Myers is 4th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno. Photo by Jim Garamone

Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, center, listens to a briefing from Army Col. Frederick Rudesheim, right, and Army Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman at the headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, at Balad, Iraq. Behind Myers is 4th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno. Photo by Jim Garamone

Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, center, listens to a briefing from Army Col. Frederick Rudesheim, right, and Army Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman at the headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, at Balad, Iraq. Behind Myers is 4th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno. Photo by Jim Garamone

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