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Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, left, and Navy Capt. John Kirby, deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Dec. 21, 2011. Little and Kirby highlighted and discussed operations conducted by the Defense Department during 2011.

PRESS BRIEFING

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little, left, and Navy Capt. John Kirby, deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Dec. 21, 2011. Little and Kirby highlighted and discussed operations conducted by the Defense Department during 2011.

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