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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (right), U.S. Air Force, updates reporters on current operations during a Pentagon press briefing on Jan. 29, 2003. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) joined Myers at the briefing to discuss the situation with Iraq with reporters.

Gen. Myers updates reporters on current operations during a Pentagon press briefing.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers (right), U.S. Air Force, updates reporters on current operations during a Pentagon press briefing on Jan. 29, 2003. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) joined Myers at the briefing to discuss the situation with Iraq with reporters.

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