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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a farewell ceremony in his honor at Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2011.

Gen. James E. Cartwright salutes during the playing of the national anthem.

Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright salutes during the playing of the national anthem during a farewell ceremony in his honor at Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2011.

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