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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Becky Gates, center, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and their son, Bradley, stand as President Barack Obama presents Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. the highest civilian award a president can bestow, during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to honor Gates at the Pentagon, June 30, 2011.

Becky Gates, center, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and their son, Bradley, stand as President Barack Obama presents Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. the highest civilian award a president can bestow, during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to honor Gates at the Pentagon, June 30, 2011.

Becky Gates, center, wife of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and their son, Bradley, stand as President Barack Obama presents Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. the highest civilian award a president can bestow, during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to honor Gates at the Pentagon, June 30, 2011.

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