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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin; U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta; U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. Jung Seung-jo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepare to enter the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2011.

From left, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin; U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta; U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. Jung Seung-jo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepare to enter the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2011.

From left, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin; U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta; U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Gen. Jung Seung-jo, chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepare to enter the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 27, 2011.

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