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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne exchange good-byes at 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Oct. 11, 2007.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne exchange good-byes at 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Oct. 11, 2007.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and British Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne exchange good-byes at 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Oct. 11, 2007.

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