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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Chief Hakim Bristow salutes during the national anthem during a pre-game ceremony at Yankee Stadium, New York, Sept. 11, 2009. The New York Yankees organization recognized sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship New York before the game. The New York, which has 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel in her bow, is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7 in New York.

SAILOR SALUTE

U.S. Navy Chief Hakim Bristow salutes during the national anthem during a pre-game ceremony at Yankee Stadium, New York, Sept. 11, 2009. The New York Yankees organization recognized sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship New York before the game. The New York, which has 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel in her bow, is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7 in New York.

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