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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left to right, Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, outgoing commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, incoming commander, and Navy Adm. MIke Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak before the U.S. Strategic Command change-of-command ceremony on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Jan. 28, 2011.

CEREMONY MOMENT

From left to right, Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, outgoing commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, incoming commander, and Navy Adm. MIke Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak before the U.S. Strategic Command change-of-command ceremony on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., Jan. 28, 2011.

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