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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A joint honor guard stands at parade rest at National Defense University, Washington D.C., as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter hosts Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in order to speak to a class of U.S. and international students and to meet to discuss matters of mutual importance in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Parade Rest

A joint honor guard stands at parade rest at National Defense University, Washington D.C., as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter hosts Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in order to speak to a class of U.S. and international students and to meet to discuss matters of mutual importance in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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