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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr. testify on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 3, 2010.

MILITARY LEADERS

From left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr. testify on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 3, 2010.

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