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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, center, United States Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, left rear, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, far left, attend a briefing before the United States Naval Academy 2012 Graduation and Commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., May 29, 2012.

CEREMONIAL BRIEFING

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, center, United States Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller, left rear, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, far left, attend a briefing before the United States Naval Academy 2012 Graduation and Commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., May 29, 2012.

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