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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

South Korean Deputy Minister Lim Kwan-bin, left, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, center, point to the view from large windows to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they prepare to sit down for a working lunch in Seoul, South Korea, March 18, 2013.

South Korean Deputy Minister Lim Kwan-bin, left, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, center, point to the view from large windows to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they prepare to sit down for a working lunch in Seoul, South Korea, March 18, 2013.

South Korean Deputy Minister Lim Kwan-bin, left, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, center, point to the view from large windows to U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they prepare to sit down for a working lunch in Seoul, South Korea, March 18, 2013.

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