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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Newly pinned U.S. Navy Chief Douglas Fawcett, right, receives his combination cover during a pinning ceremony for chief petty officers in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2013. Fawcett is an electronics technician.

Newly pinned U.S. Navy Chief Douglas Fawcett, right, receives his combination cover during a pinning ceremony for chief petty officers in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2013. Fawcett is an electronics technician.

Newly pinned U.S. Navy Chief Douglas Fawcett, right, receives his combination cover during a pinning ceremony for chief petty officers in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 13, 2013. Fawcett is an electronics technician.

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