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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Former President and Navy submariner Jimmy Carter (left) hoists a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) given to him by Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony in the Pentagon on April 28, 1998. The USS Jimmy Carter is the last of the Seawolf class submarines to be built for the U.S. Navy.

President Jimmy Carter hoists a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23).

Former President and Navy submariner Jimmy Carter (left) hoists a replica of the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) given to him by Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton (right) at a naming ceremony in the Pentagon on April 28, 1998. The USS Jimmy Carter is the last of the Seawolf class submarines to be built for the U.S. Navy.

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