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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Canadian Gen. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff, left, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates share a laugh prior to the U.S. Northern Command/ North American Aerospace Defense Command Change of Command ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19, 2010.

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Canadian Gen. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defense staff, left, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates share a laugh prior to the U.S. Northern Command/ North American Aerospace Defense Command Change of Command ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19, 2010.

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