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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Newly frocked U.S. Navy chief petty officers sing "Anchors Aweigh" during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14, 2012. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Newly frocked U.S. Navy chief petty officers sing "Anchors Aweigh" during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14, 2012. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Newly frocked U.S. Navy chief petty officers sing "Anchors Aweigh" during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 14, 2012. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

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