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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., right, speaks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno before a meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Senior Leadership Council at the Pentagon, Nov. 12, 2013.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., right, speaks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno before a meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Senior Leadership Council at the Pentagon, Nov. 12, 2013.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., right, speaks with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno before a meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Senior Leadership Council at the Pentagon, Nov. 12, 2013.

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