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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates waves to Air Force Academy cadets during lunch in Mitchell Hall after teaching classes as part of the Capstone Seminar at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Mar. 4, 2011.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates waves to Air Force Academy cadets during lunch in Mitchell Hall after teaching classes as part of the Capstone Seminar at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Mar. 4, 2011.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates waves to Air Force Academy cadets during lunch in Mitchell Hall after teaching classes as part of the Capstone Seminar at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Mar. 4, 2011.

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