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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox listens as Navy Cmdr. Michael R. Jarrett Jr., commanding officer of the USS Freedom, gives her a tour of the ship in San Diego, Feb. 10, 2014.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox listens as Navy Cmdr. Michael R. Jarrett Jr., commanding officer of the USS Freedom, gives her a tour of the ship in San Diego, Feb. 10, 2014.

Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine H. Fox listens as Navy Cmdr. Michael R. Jarrett Jr., commanding officer of the USS Freedom, gives her a tour of the ship in San Diego, Feb. 10, 2014.

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