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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush, left, is greeted by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the McAllen-Miller International Airport in McAllen, Texas, Aug. 3, 2006. Bush visited National Guard troops participating in Operation Jump Start.

BUSH VISITS GUARD TROOPS

President George W. Bush, left, is greeted by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the McAllen-Miller International Airport in McAllen, Texas, Aug. 3, 2006. Bush visited National Guard troops participating in Operation Jump Start.

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