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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left: Sgt. Maj. of the Army Robert F. Chandler III, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corp Micheal P. Barrett, Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt stop for a group photo after the wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013.

From left: Sgt. Maj. of the Army Robert F. Chandler III, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corp Micheal P. Barrett, Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt stop for a group photo after the wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013.

From left: Sgt. Maj. of the Army Robert F. Chandler III, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corp Micheal P. Barrett, Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt stop for a group photo after the wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 18, 2013.

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