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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter shakes hands with troops as he joins them for lunch at the Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013.

CARTER MEETS TROOPS

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter shakes hands with troops as he joins them for lunch at the Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 14, 2013.

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