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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, far right, present U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, center left, and French Gen. Stephane Abril, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, with the Distinguished Military Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.

DISTINGUISHED AWARDEES

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left and retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, far right, present U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, center left, and French Gen. Stephane Abril, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, with the Distinguished Military Leadership Award at the annual Atlantic Council Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.

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