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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, second from right, meets with Taiwan's Vice Minister of Defense Andrew Yang, left, in the Pentagon on Oct. 2, 2012.

Deputy Secretary Carter meets with Taiwan's Vice Minister of Defense Yang

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, second from right, meets with Taiwan's Vice Minister of Defense Andrew Yang, left, in the Pentagon on Oct. 2, 2012.

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