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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale (right) and Joint Staff Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Vice Adm. Steve Stanley conduct a press briefing to discuss President Obama's fiscal 2010 budget proposal in the Pentagon on May 7, 2009.

Robert Hale and Vice Adm. Steve Stanley conduct a press briefing.

Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale (right) and Joint Staff Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Vice Adm. Steve Stanley conduct a press briefing to discuss President Obama's fiscal 2010 budget proposal in the Pentagon on May 7, 2009.

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