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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon hold a press conference after signing an agreement for a Military Satellite Communication Partnership during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.

From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon hold a press conference after signing an agreement for a Military Satellite Communication Partnership during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.

From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon hold a press conference after signing an agreement for a Military Satellite Communication Partnership during the Australian Ministerial held in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 23, 2008.

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