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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a town hall meeting with 1st Cavalry Division "Blackjacks" and 1st Armored Division soldiers as well as Kirkuk Air Base airmen on Field Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a town hall meeting with 1st Cavalry Division "Blackjacks" and 1st Armored Division soldiers as well as Kirkuk Air Base airmen on Field Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2009.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a town hall meeting with 1st Cavalry Division "Blackjacks" and 1st Armored Division soldiers as well as Kirkuk Air Base airmen on Field Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2009.

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