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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, on board a C-17 en route to Iraq, while Robert Rangel, special assistant to the secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense for policy, look on, Dec. 19, 2006.

EN ROUTE TO IRAQ

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, on board a C-17 en route to Iraq, while Robert Rangel, special assistant to the secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense for policy, look on, Dec. 19, 2006.

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