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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, pins a Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, right, during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, pins a Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, right, during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, pins a Defense Distinguished Service Medal on Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, right, during Allen's retirement ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., April 29, 2013.

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