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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff are greeted by the senior military leaders of U.S. forces in Alaska at Fairbanks International Airport, Aug. 26, 2006. While in Alaska, Rumsfeld met with family members of the troops deployed with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff are greeted by the senior military leaders of U.S. forces in Alaska at Fairbanks International Airport, Aug. 26, 2006. While in Alaska, Rumsfeld met with family members of the troops deployed with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff are greeted by the senior military leaders of U.S. forces in Alaska at Fairbanks International Airport, Aug. 26, 2006. While in Alaska, Rumsfeld met with family members of the troops deployed with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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