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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks to attendees at the Association of the United States Army luncheon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on Oct 24, 2012.

Deputy Secretary Carter speaks to attendees at the Association of the United States Army luncheon

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter speaks to attendees at the Association of the United States Army luncheon at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on Oct 24, 2012.

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