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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox chairs a meeting of senior Pentagon officials as she begins her first day in her new position, Dec. 5, 2013, following the departure of outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox chairs a meeting of senior Pentagon officials as she begins her first day in her new position, Dec. 5, 2013, following the departure of outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox chairs a meeting of senior Pentagon officials as she begins her first day in her new position, Dec. 5, 2013, following the departure of outgoing Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

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