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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Left to Right; U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Fox, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army, U.S. Army Central, Gen. James Mattis, commander, U.S. Central Command, and Adm. Eric Olson, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, all view the proceedings at the 50/20 Celebration parade in Kuwait, Feb. 26, 2011. The 50/20 Celebration honors Kuwait’s 50-years of independence as well as 20 years since Kuwait’s liberation and Operation Desert Storm.

Left to Right; U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Fox, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army, U.S. Army Central, Gen. James Mattis, commander, U.S. Central Command, and Adm. Eric Olson, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, all view the proceedings at the 50/20 Celebration parade in Kuwait, Feb. 26, 2011. The 50/20 Celebration honors Kuwait’s 50-years of independence as well as 20 years since Kuwait’s liberation and Operation Desert Storm.

Left to Right; U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Fox, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. William G. Webster, commanding general, Third Army, U.S. Army Central, Gen. James Mattis, commander, U.S. Central Command, and Adm. Eric Olson, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, all view the proceedings at the 50/20 Celebration parade in Kuwait, Feb. 26, 2011. The 50/20 Celebration honors Kuwait’s 50-years of independence as well as 20 years since Kuwait’s liberation and Operation Desert Storm.

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