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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

First Lady Michelle Obama, center, Dr. Jill Biden, right, and Britain’s Prince Harry applaud military families, May 9, 2013, in the East Room of the White House at the Joining Forces Mother’s Day Tea. DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk.

First Lady Michelle Obama, center, Dr. Jill Biden, right, and Britain’s Prince Harry applaud military families, May 9, 2013, in the East Room of the White House at the Joining Forces Mother’s Day Tea. DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk.

First Lady Michelle Obama, center, Dr. Jill Biden, right, and Britain’s Prince Harry applaud military families, May 9, 2013, in the East Room of the White House at the Joining Forces Mother’s Day Tea. DOD photo by Terri Moon Cronk.

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