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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 flies over the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Cartwright flew to Combat Outpost Cahill, Combat Outpost Summers and Forward Operating Base Falcon to visit troops.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright flies over the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Cartwright flew to Combat Outpost Cahill, Combat Outpost Summers and Forward Operating Base Falcon to visit troops.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright flies over the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 15, 2008. Cartwright flew to Combat Outpost Cahill, Combat Outpost Summers and Forward Operating Base Falcon to visit troops.

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