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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, left, talks with a group of service members and civilians after a lunch at the dining facility at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, on Nov. 5, 2013.

Deputy Secretary Carter talks with a group of service members and civilians

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, left, talks with a group of service members and civilians after a lunch at the dining facility at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, on Nov. 5, 2013.

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