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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Kazuki Yamashita, right, welcomes U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, aboard the Japanese guided missile destroyer JS Atago to discuss exercise operations in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 29, 2010. Yamashita is assistant deputy commander of Combined Task Force for Rim of the Pacific 2010.

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Kazuki Yamashita, right, welcomes U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, aboard the Japanese guided missile destroyer JS Atago to discuss exercise operations in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 29, 2010. Yamashita is assistant deputy commander of Combined Task Force for Rim of the Pacific 2010.

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Kazuki Yamashita, right, welcomes U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of the U.S. 3rd Fleet, aboard the Japanese guided missile destroyer JS Atago to discuss exercise operations in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 29, 2010. Yamashita is assistant deputy commander of Combined Task Force for Rim of the Pacific 2010.

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