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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coins a new U.S. military enlistee after she was just sworn in, before the start of the FedEx 400 NASCAR race at the Dover International Speedway, in Dover, Del., June 1, 2014.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coins a new U.S. military enlistee after she was just sworn in, before the start of the FedEx 400 NASCAR race at the Dover International Speedway, in Dover, Del., June 1, 2014.

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coins a new U.S. military enlistee after she was just sworn in, before the start of the FedEx 400 NASCAR race at the Dover International Speedway, in Dover, Del., June 1, 2014.

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