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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives an escort through an honor cordon as he arrives to meet with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives an escort through an honor cordon as he arrives to meet with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter receives an escort through an honor cordon as he arrives to meet with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2013.

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