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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Lt. Gen. William M. Steele (left), commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth; WHISC Deputy Commander, Ecuadorian Army Col. Patricio Haro Ayerve (behind flag); and WHISC Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Manuel Valdes; unfurl the institute's colors at a Jan. 17 activation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. (Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore)

Army Lt. Gen. William M. Steele (left), commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth; WHISC Deputy Commander, Ecuadorian Army Col. Patricio Haro Ayerve (behind flag); and WHISC Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Manuel Valdes; unfurl the institute's colors at a Jan. 17 activation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. (Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore)

Army Lt. Gen. William M. Steele (left), commanding general of U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth; WHISC Deputy Commander, Ecuadorian Army Col. Patricio Haro Ayerve (behind flag); and WHISC Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Manuel Valdes; unfurl the institute's colors at a Jan. 17 activation ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga. (Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore)

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