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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, right, speaks with David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, during a question and answer period at the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum in Aspen, Colo., on July 18, 2013.

Deputy Secretary Carter speaks at the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, right, speaks with David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, during a question and answer period at the annual Aspen Institute Security Forum in Aspen, Colo., on July 18, 2013.

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