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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, testifies as Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks on before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015. The two defense leaders focused on defense programs and combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

DEFENSE TESTIMONY

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies as Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks on before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2015. The two defense leaders focused on defense programs and combating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

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