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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks to the audience after receiving the Distinguished Service Award during the 46th annual United Service Organizations of Metropolitan New York Armed Forces Gala in New York City, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 2007.

Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the audience after receiving the Distinguished Service Award.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks to the audience after receiving the Distinguished Service Award during the 46th annual United Service Organizations of Metropolitan New York Armed Forces Gala in New York City, N.Y., on Dec. 6, 2007.

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