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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far right center, and Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, far right, have a meeting with Army Gen. Jose Carlos de Nardi, Brazilian chief of defense, far left center, and Antonio Celso Amorim, Brazilian defense minister, far left, to discuss their bi-lateral partnership, and Brazil's role in South America as an emerging leader in Brasilia, Brazil, March 29, 2012.

DEFENSE TALKS

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far right center, and Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, far right, have a meeting with Army Gen. Jose Carlos de Nardi, Brazilian chief of defense, far left center, and Antonio Celso Amorim, Brazilian defense minister, far left, to discuss their bi-lateral partnership, and Brazil's role in South America as an emerging leader in Brasilia, Brazil, March 29, 2012.

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