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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Left to right: Army Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, outgoing director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Army Lt. Gen. Michael L. Oates, incoming director, Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and retired Army Gen. Richard A. Cody listen as Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III addresses the audience during the organization's change of directorship ceremony at the Pentagon, Dec. 30, 2009.

LEADERS LISTEN

Left to right: Army Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Metz, outgoing director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Army Lt. Gen. Michael L. Oates, incoming director, Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and retired Army Gen. Richard A. Cody listen as Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III addresses the audience during the organization's change of directorship ceremony at the Pentagon, Dec. 30, 2009.

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