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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Clark during lunch on the mess decks aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 21, 2012. Clark is a damage controlman.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Clark during lunch on the mess decks aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 21, 2012. Clark is a damage controlman.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Clark during lunch on the mess decks aboard aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 21, 2012. Clark is a damage controlman.

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