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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shares a laugh with Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second from right, and Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, left, incoming commander, prior to an assumption of command ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 11, 2010.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shares a laugh with Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second from right, and Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, left, incoming commander, prior to an assumption of command ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 11, 2010.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shares a laugh with Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, second from right, and Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, left, incoming commander, prior to an assumption of command ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 11, 2010.

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