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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters tours the site of the I-35 bridge collapse over the Mississippi river, with Col. Michael Chesney, defense coordinating officer, Aug. 10 in Minneapolis. Peters was briefed on the current situation and the progress of the multi-agency search and recovery effort.

BRIDGE COLLAPSE

Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters tours the site of the I-35 bridge collapse over the Mississippi river, with Col. Michael Chesney, defense coordinating officer, Aug. 10 in Minneapolis. Peters was briefed on the current situation and the progress of the multi-agency search and recovery effort.

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