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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Chief Petty Officer David Lyman gives his newborn daughter Emily a kiss during a ceremony for the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to its new home port in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 25, 2008. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing 5 will now operate from Fleet Activities Yokosuka as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

NEWBORN KISS

Navy Chief Petty Officer David Lyman gives his newborn daughter Emily a kiss during a ceremony for the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to its new home port in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 25, 2008. George Washington and Carrier Air Wing 5 will now operate from Fleet Activities Yokosuka as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

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