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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, at the Air Force Retirement and Appointment Ceremony, where Welsh succeeded Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz as the 20th chief of staff on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 10, 2012.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, at the Air Force Retirement and Appointment Ceremony, where Welsh succeeded Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz as the 20th chief of staff on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 10, 2012.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, at the Air Force Retirement and Appointment Ceremony, where Welsh succeeded Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz as the 20th chief of staff on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 10, 2012.

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