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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy conduct a press conference in the Pentagon on Dec. 16, 2010.

Gen. James Cartwright and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy conduct a press conference.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy conduct a press conference in the Pentagon on Dec. 16, 2010.

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