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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Jeh C. Johnson, right, Defense Departmenet general counsel, swears in Ashton B. Carter, left, as the 31st Deputy Secretary of Defense, while Carter’s wife Stephanie, center holds the Bible, in a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2011. Carter was formerly the undersecretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics.

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Jeh C. Johnson, right, Defense Departmenet general counsel, swears in Ashton B. Carter, left, as the 31st Deputy Secretary of Defense, while Carter’s wife Stephanie, center holds the Bible, in a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2011. Carter was formerly the undersecretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics.

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