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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, second from left in back, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, far left, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with senior Defense Department officials and combatant commanders at the Pentagon, May 15, 2012. The meeting focused on issues that affect the military and diplomacy around the world.

PENTAGON MEETING

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, second from left in back, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, far left, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with senior Defense Department officials and combatant commanders at the Pentagon, May 15, 2012. The meeting focused on issues that affect the military and diplomacy around the world.

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