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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of Naval Operations, right, and his wife Ellen, second from right, greet the family of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas M. Day, a recipient of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award, prior to a ceremony in Crystal City, Va., Dec. 8, 2008. Roughead accompanied Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was tapped to present the awards to six servicemembers who have distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the global war on terrorism.

U.S. Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of Naval Operations, right, and his wife Ellen, second from right, greet the family of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas M. Day, a recipient of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award, prior to a ceremony in Crystal City, Va., Dec. 8, 2008. Roughead accompanied Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was tapped to present the awards to six servicemembers who have distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the global war on terrorism.

U.S. Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of Naval Operations, right, and his wife Ellen, second from right, greet the family of Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Douglas M. Day, a recipient of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award, prior to a ceremony in Crystal City, Va., Dec. 8, 2008. Roughead accompanied Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was tapped to present the awards to six servicemembers who have distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the global war on terrorism.

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