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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Now-retired Navy Cmdr. Hesham Islam (right), special assistant for international affairs to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, poses before his retirement with his son, now Lt. j.g. Rami Islam. Five generations of the Islam family have served as naval officers. Courtesy photo

Now-retired Navy Cmdr. Hesham Islam (right), special assistant for international affairs to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, poses before his retirement with his son, now Lt. j.g. Rami Islam. Five generations of the Islam family have served as naval officers. Courtesy photo

Now-retired Navy Cmdr. Hesham Islam (right), special assistant for international affairs to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, poses before his retirement with his son, now Lt. j.g. Rami Islam. Five generations of the Islam family have served as naval officers. Courtesy photo

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