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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy after a breakfast at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, April 9, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy after a breakfast at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, April 9, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy after a breakfast at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, April 9, 2015.

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