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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Clifford L. Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, listens as Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks during the kickoff for the Military Spouse Employment Partnership at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2011. The partnership promotes meaningful, long-term employment opportunities between America's employers and military spouses.

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Clifford L. Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, listens as Deborah Mullen, wife of Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks during the kickoff for the Military Spouse Employment Partnership at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2011. The partnership promotes meaningful, long-term employment opportunities between America's employers and military spouses.

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