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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, walks with U. S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart E. Jones and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry after arriving in Baghdad, July 23, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, walks with U. S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart E. Jones and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry after arriving in Baghdad, July 23, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, second from left, walks with U. S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart E. Jones and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James L. Terry after arriving in Baghdad, July 23, 2015.

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