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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Alvin Brown, mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., left center, talks to Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, right center, the armed forces top senior enlisted leader, before the PGA Tour and The Player’s Championship Military Appreciation Day Ceremony at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse lawn in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., May 15, 2015.

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Alvin Brown, mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., left center, talks to Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, right center, the armed forces top senior enlisted leader, before the PGA Tour and The Player’s Championship Military Appreciation Day Ceremony at the TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse lawn in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., May 15, 2015.

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