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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (left), U.S. Navy, and Commanding General of Multi-National Force-Iraq Gen. David Petraeus (right), U.S. Army, depart a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 9, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO tour show.

Adm. Mike Mullen and Gen. David Petraeus depart a meeting.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (left), U.S. Navy, and Commanding General of Multi-National Force-Iraq Gen. David Petraeus (right), U.S. Army, depart a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 9, 2008. Mullen is on a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO tour show.

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