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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen is welcomed to St. Petersburg, Russia, by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Gen. Nikolai Makarov on May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterparts discussing issues of mutual interest.

Adm. Mike Mullen is welcomed to St. Petersburg, Russia, by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Gen. Nikolai Makarov.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen is welcomed to St. Petersburg, Russia, by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Gen. Nikolai Makarov on May 6, 2011. Mullen is on a three-day trip to the country to meet with his counterparts discussing issues of mutual interest.

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