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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from right, points to a presentation during a briefing at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center on Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, third from right, and U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, fourth from right, both of South Carolina, attended the briefing.

CARTER BRIEFING

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, second from right, points to a presentation during a briefing at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center on Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, third from right, and U.S. Rep. Tim Scott, fourth from right, both of South Carolina, attended the briefing.

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