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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, stand and watch over the the change-of-command ceremony from U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno to recently promoted Army Gen. Lloyd Austin in Baghdad at the al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept.1, 2010.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, stand and watch over the the change-of-command ceremony from U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno to recently promoted Army Gen. Lloyd Austin in Baghdad at the al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept.1, 2010.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, stand and watch over the the change-of-command ceremony from U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno to recently promoted Army Gen. Lloyd Austin in Baghdad at the al Faw Palace on Camp Victory, Iraq, Sept.1, 2010.

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