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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses audience members at a Conversations with the Country stop at Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 13, 2011. Mullen is on a two-day trip with stops in New York City and Miami in his final domestic trip as chairman.

Adm. Mike Mullen addresses the audience at Georgia Tech University

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addresses audience members at a Conversations with the Country stop at Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 13, 2011. Mullen is on a two-day trip with stops in New York City and Miami in his final domestic trip as chairman.

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