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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from left, receives a tour of the Vehicular Integrated Solutions facility as he visits Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012. U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, second from right, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, far right, both of South Carolina, and Christopher A. Miller, far left, executive director of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, joined Carter.

FACILITY TOUR

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from left, receives a tour of the Vehicular Integrated Solutions facility as he visits Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012. U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, second from right, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, far right, both of South Carolina, and Christopher A. Miller, far left, executive director of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, joined Carter.

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