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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, outgoing commanding general of U.S. Forces Korea, during a meeting with South Korean leaders in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013. After the meeting, Thurman relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti during a change-of-command ceremony.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, outgoing commanding general of U.S. Forces Korea, during a meeting with South Korean leaders in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013. After the meeting, Thurman relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti during a change-of-command ceremony.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, outgoing commanding general of U.S. Forces Korea, during a meeting with South Korean leaders in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013. After the meeting, Thurman relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti during a change-of-command ceremony.

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