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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted by U.S. Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle and his staff upon his arrival at London Heathrow airport, Jan. 14, 2006. Gates will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Defense Minister Des Browne to discuss the new Iraq plan.

GATES IN GREAT BRITAIN

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted by U.S. Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle and his staff upon his arrival at London Heathrow airport, Jan. 14, 2006. Gates will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Defense Minister Des Browne to discuss the new Iraq plan.

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