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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Colombian Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. Egar Cely, left, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second to left, Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, chief of defense, center, Colombian Navy Adm. David Rene Moreno, vice chief of defense, second to right, and Colombian Navy Rear Adm. Luis Ordonez, director of the Colombian Naval Academy, right, salute during a welcoming ceremony for Mullen, Cartegena, Colombia, June 30, 2010.

Colombian Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. Egar Cely, left, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second to left, Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, chief of defense, center, Colombian Navy Adm. David Rene Moreno, vice chief of defense, second to right, and Colombian Navy Rear Adm. Luis Ordonez, director of the Colombian Naval Academy, right, salute during a welcoming ceremony for Mullen, Cartegena, Colombia, June 30, 2010.

Colombian Chief of Naval Operations Navy Adm. Egar Cely, left, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second to left, Colombian Gen. Freddy Padilla, chief of defense, center, Colombian Navy Adm. David Rene Moreno, vice chief of defense, second to right, and Colombian Navy Rear Adm. Luis Ordonez, director of the Colombian Naval Academy, right, salute during a welcoming ceremony for Mullen, Cartegena, Colombia, June 30, 2010.

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