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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center, departs the Thai Ministry of Defense building with Thai Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat, left foreground, Thailand's Minister of Defense, in Bangkok, July 22, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia-Pacific trip meeting partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan Thailand, India and South Korea.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center, departs the Thai Ministry of Defense building with Thai Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat, left foreground, Thailand's Minister of Defense, in Bangkok, July 22, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia-Pacific trip meeting partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan Thailand, India and South Korea.

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