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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, talks with Peruvian Minister of Defense Allan Wagner, left, as they walk through a cordon on honor guards and into the Pentagon on March 29, 2007. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security discussions on a variety of global and regional issues of interest to both governments.

PENTAGON MEETING

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, talks with Peruvian Minister of Defense Allan Wagner, left, as they walk through a cordon on honor guards and into the Pentagon on March 29, 2007. The two defense leaders will hold bilateral security discussions on a variety of global and regional issues of interest to both governments.

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