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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Jordanian Chief of Defense Lt Gen. al-Zaben, right, meets with his U.S. counterpart, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones, left, at a military post near Amman, Jordan, April 22, 2012.

Jordanian Chief of Defense Lt Gen. al-Zaben, right, meets with his U.S. counterpart, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones, left, at a military post near Amman, Jordan, April 22, 2012.

Jordanian Chief of Defense Lt Gen. al-Zaben, right, meets with his U.S. counterpart, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones, left, at a military post near Amman, Jordan, April 22, 2012.

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