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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, listens to questions from the Foreign Press Center room in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2011. Mullen responded to a variety of subjects, including Iraq, Chinese military advancements and the impact of Mexican drug cartels on the United States.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to questions from the Foreign Press Center room in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2011. Mullen responded to a variety of subjects, including Iraq, Chinese military advancements and the impact of Mexican drug cartels on the United States.

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