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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A Russian military honor guard welcomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen to St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterpart Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Gen. Nikolai Makarov.

A Russian military honor guard welcomes Adm. Mike Mullen to St. Petersburg.

A Russian military honor guard welcomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen to St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterpart Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Gen. Nikolai Makarov.

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