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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, left, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a full honor cordon at the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, left, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a full honor cordon at the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, left, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a full honor cordon at the Pentagon, July 12, 2012.

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