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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, addresses the audience at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2009.

Adm. Mike Mullen addresses the audience at a luncheon at the National Press Club.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, addresses the audience at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2009.

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