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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, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, center, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testify on the potential use of U.S. military force in Syria during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2013.

SENATE HEARING

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, Secretary of State John F. Kerry, center, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testify on the potential use of U.S. military force in Syria during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2013.

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