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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Japanese soldiers that recently concluded the Yama Sakura 57 combined exercise listen to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. who is visiting Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited American and Japanese soldiers and thank edthem for their service.

Japanese soldiers that recently concluded the Yama Sakura 57 combined exercise listen to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. who is visiting Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited American and Japanese soldiers and thank edthem for their service.

Japanese soldiers that recently concluded the Yama Sakura 57 combined exercise listen to U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. who is visiting Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 16, 2009. Casey visited American and Japanese soldiers and thank edthem for their service.

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