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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Israel President Shimon Peres, right, meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 29, 2012. Dempsey is in Israel to meet with senior leaders and to observe Exercise Austere Challenge 2012, the largest U.S.-Israeli military exercise to date

Israel President Peres meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dempsey

Israel President Shimon Peres, right, meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 29, 2012. Dempsey is in Israel to meet with senior leaders and to observe Exercise Austere Challenge 2012, the largest U.S.-Israeli military exercise to date

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