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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deanie Dempsey, left, wife of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, Linda Odierno, wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, and Charlene Austin, wife of Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, pose for a photo at a holiday reception at the vice president's residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

Deanie Dempsey, left, wife of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, Linda Odierno, wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, and Charlene Austin, wife of Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, pose for a photo at a holiday reception at the vice president's residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

Deanie Dempsey, left, wife of Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, Linda Odierno, wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, and Charlene Austin, wife of Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, pose for a photo at a holiday reception at the vice president's residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

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