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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center right, walk through the Pentagon after briefing the press with aides Jeremy Bash, left, chief of staff, and Marine Corps Col. David Lapan at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center right, walk through the Pentagon after briefing the press with aides Jeremy Bash, left, chief of staff, and Marine Corps Col. David Lapan at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center right, walk through the Pentagon after briefing the press with aides Jeremy Bash, left, chief of staff, and Marine Corps Col. David Lapan at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2013.

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