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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 14, 2008. Mullen and Wilson met with the Turkish prime minister while in Istanbul to discuss regional security matters.

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From left, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 14, 2008. Mullen and Wilson met with the Turkish prime minister while in Istanbul to discuss regional security matters.

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