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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

First Lady Michelle Obama, second from left, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, pose with military families during a Joining Forces Mother's Day event at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama, second from left, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, pose with military families during a Joining Forces Mother's Day event at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2012.

First Lady Michelle Obama, second from left, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, pose with military families during a Joining Forces Mother's Day event at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2012.

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