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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the portrait unveiling of Panetta at the Pentagon, April 16, 2015.

PANETTA PORTRAIT

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the portrait unveiling of Panetta at the Pentagon, April 16, 2015.

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