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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (left), U.S. Air Force, and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) conduct a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 20, 2005. Myers stated that the forces of the National Guard are not being over extended by commitments in Afghanistan, Iraq and hurricane relief work.

Gen. Myers and Secretary Rumsfeld conduct a Pentagon press briefing.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (left), U.S. Air Force, and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) conduct a Pentagon press briefing on Sept. 20, 2005. Myers stated that the forces of the National Guard are not being over extended by commitments in Afghanistan, Iraq and hurricane relief work.

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