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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Omani Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, April 5, 2008. Gates stopped in Muscat on his way back from the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, to discuss defense issues.

Omani Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, April 5, 2008. Gates stopped in Muscat on his way back from the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, to discuss defense issues.

Omani Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud al-Busaidi, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, upon his arrival in Muscat, Oman, April 5, 2008. Gates stopped in Muscat on his way back from the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, to discuss defense issues.

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