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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, talks with Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, left, and Congressman Sanford Bishop, co-chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2009. The caucus will educate congressional members on resources available for military families and help develop legislation to support military families.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, left, and Congressman Sanford Bishop, co-chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2009. The caucus will educate congressional members on resources available for military families and help develop legislation to support military families.

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