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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, left, British Lt. Gen. Adrian J. Bradshaw, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ashley, International Security Assistance Force deputy chief of staff of intelligence, right, stand at attention during the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, left, British Lt. Gen. Adrian J. Bradshaw, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ashley, International Security Assistance Force deputy chief of staff of intelligence, right, stand at attention during the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, left, British Lt. Gen. Adrian J. Bradshaw, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ashley, International Security Assistance Force deputy chief of staff of intelligence, right, stand at attention during the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 28, 2012.

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