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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, second from left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with P. Michael McKinley, far left, U.S. ambassador to Bogota, Colombia; Gen. Alejandro Navas, commander of Colombia's armed forces; and Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon Bueno, right, at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, March 27, 2012. Dempsey met with the Colombian officials to discuss finding ways to rebuild the country and maintain a partnership with the ally.

PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, second from left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with P. Michael McKinley, far left, U.S. ambassador to Bogota, Colombia; Gen. Alejandro Navas, commander of Colombia's armed forces; and Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon Bueno, right, at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, March 27, 2012. Dempsey met with the Colombian officials to discuss finding ways to rebuild the country and maintain a partnership with the ally.

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