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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey brief the press in the Pentagon on Sept. 25, 2012.

Secretary Panetta and Gen. Dempsey brief the press

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey brief the press in the Pentagon on Sept. 25, 2012.

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