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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, meet with Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III, second from right, and Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, second from left, before the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 14, 2011. During the ceremony, Fraser succeeded Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb as Transcom commander.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, meet with Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III, second from right, and Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, second from left, before the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 14, 2011. During the ceremony, Fraser succeeded Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb as Transcom commander.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, meet with Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III, second from right, and Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, second from left, before the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 14, 2011. During the ceremony, Fraser succeeded Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb as Transcom commander.

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