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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Steven Linsbe (right) and Amardeep Signh during a visit to Forward Operating Base Baqwah, Farah Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2008.

TALKING WITH MARINES

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Steven Linsbe (right) and Amardeep Signh during a visit to Forward Operating Base Baqwah, Farah Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2008.

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