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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, along with former Secretary of Treasury and State James A. Baker, second from left, join former President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, in greeting President Barack Obama as he arrives in College Station, Texas, prior to attending the Points of Light Foundation forum held at Texas A&M University, Oct. 16, 2009.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, along with former Secretary of Treasury and State James A. Baker, second from left, join former President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, in greeting President Barack Obama as he arrives in College Station, Texas, prior to attending the Points of Light Foundation forum held at Texas A&M University, Oct. 16, 2009.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, along with former Secretary of Treasury and State James A. Baker, second from left, join former President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, in greeting President Barack Obama as he arrives in College Station, Texas, prior to attending the Points of Light Foundation forum held at Texas A&M University, Oct. 16, 2009.

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