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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Israeli Defense Chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro, back left, talks with Maj. Gen. Yaacov Ayish, defense attaché to the United States, before they participate in a honor guard ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9, 2015.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Israeli Defense Chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro, back left, talks with Maj. Gen. Yaacov Ayish, defense attaché to the United States, before they participate in a honor guard ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9, 2015.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Israeli Defense Chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro, back left, talks with Maj. Gen. Yaacov Ayish, defense attaché to the United States, before they participate in a honor guard ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9, 2015.

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