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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left), Adm. Eric T. Olson (center), U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Gen. Doug Brown, U.S. Army, stand at attention during the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on July 9, 2007. Olson is the first Navy SEAL to wear the four stars of admiral and the first to command the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Secretary Gates, Adm. Olson and Gen. Brown stand at attention.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left), Adm. Eric T. Olson (center), U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Gen. Doug Brown, U.S. Army, stand at attention during the U.S. Special Operations Command change of command ceremony at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla., on July 9, 2007. Olson is the first Navy SEAL to wear the four stars of admiral and the first to command the U.S. Special Operations Command.

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