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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright asks U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Buzbee a question about medical equipment to during a visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2008. Cartwright toured the facility to check on health care for wounded servicemembers.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright asks U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Buzbee a question about medical equipment to during a visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2008. Cartwright toured the facility to check on health care for wounded servicemembers.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright asks U.S. Air Force Capt. Melissa Buzbee a question about medical equipment to during a visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Nov. 14, 2008. Cartwright toured the facility to check on health care for wounded servicemembers.

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