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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III talks with Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Alfred Shwayhat aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 26, 2010.

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III talks with Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Alfred Shwayhat aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 26, 2010.

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III talks with Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Alfred Shwayhat aboard the USS Carl Vinson on Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 26, 2010.

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