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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chinese Vice Adm. Tian Zhong, commander of the People's Liberation Army's Navy North Sea Fleet, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Qingdao, China, Sept. 20, 2012.

Chinese Vice Adm. Tian Zhong, commander of the People's Liberation Army's Navy North Sea Fleet, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Qingdao, China, Sept. 20, 2012.

Chinese Vice Adm. Tian Zhong, commander of the People's Liberation Army's Navy North Sea Fleet, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Qingdao, China, Sept. 20, 2012.

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