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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, meets with key members of his staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, second from left, at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with top military and coalition leaders, local government officials and U.S. and Afghan National army troops.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, meets with key members of his staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, second from left, at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2007. Gates is in Afghanistan to meet with top military and coalition leaders, local government officials and U.S. and Afghan National army troops.

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