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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Naval Academy superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, left, Command Master Chief Jon R. Taylor and academy mascot Bill the Goat before the Air Force vs. Navy football game at the at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 1, 2011.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Naval Academy superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, left, Command Master Chief Jon R. Taylor and academy mascot Bill the Goat before the Air Force vs. Navy football game at the at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 1, 2011.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Naval Academy superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, left, Command Master Chief Jon R. Taylor and academy mascot Bill the Goat before the Air Force vs. Navy football game at the at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 1, 2011.

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