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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

German military members salute as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung exit the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, April 25, 2007.

German military members salute as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung exit the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, April 25, 2007.

German military members salute as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung exit the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, April 25, 2007.

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