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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a question asked by host Tim Russert during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press at the NBC studio in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2006.

Gen. Peter Pace responds to a question during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a question asked by host Tim Russert during an interview on NBC's Meet the Press at the NBC studio in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2006.

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