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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sits on the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base en route to Fort Greely, Alaska, June 1, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sits on the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base en route to Fort Greely, Alaska, June 1, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sits on the flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft based out of Elmendorf Air Force Base en route to Fort Greely, Alaska, June 1, 2009.

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