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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, second from left, Australian Defense Minister David Johnston and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, far right, lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 20, 2013

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Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, second from left, Australian Defense Minister David Johnston and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, far right, lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Nov. 20, 2013

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