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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Weather Talk

Then-Navy Rear Adm. Dan Abel, 1st Coast Guard District commander, and then-New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg talk about Hurricane Sandy, Nov. 1, 2012. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III nominated Bloomberg to lead the Defense Innovation Board.

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