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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton delivers remarks during a ceremony in which he is presenting a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to the Defense Department on behalf of the United Kingdom defense ministry at the Pentagon, May 6, 2015.

British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton delivers remarks during a ceremony in which he is presenting a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to the Defense Department on behalf of the United Kingdom defense ministry at the Pentagon, May 6, 2015.

British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton delivers remarks during a ceremony in which he is presenting a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to the Defense Department on behalf of the United Kingdom defense ministry at the Pentagon, May 6, 2015.

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