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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi welcomes U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen to Israel with a full honors ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 10, 2007. Mullen also met with Minister of Defense Ehud Barak during his visit to the country.

Defense Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi welcomes U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen to Israel with a full honors ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 10, 2007. Mullen also met with Minister of Defense Ehud Barak during his visit to the country.

Defense Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi welcomes U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen to Israel with a full honors ceremony at the Ministry of Defense, Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 10, 2007. Mullen also met with Minister of Defense Ehud Barak during his visit to the country.

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