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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright is sworn-in as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in the Pentagon on Aug. 31, 2007. Cartwright's wife Sandee holds the Bible.

Gen. James E. Cartwright is sworn-in as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary Gates.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright is sworn-in as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in the Pentagon on Aug. 31, 2007. Cartwright's wife Sandee holds the Bible.

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