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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates pushes the button to launch a test rocket for the Madison, Wisconsin Rocket Club during the Team America Rocketry Challenge in The Plains, Va., May 19, 2007. The TARC, in its fifth year, is a nationwide competition designed to encourage students to study math and science in middle and high school.

ROCKET LAUNCH

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates pushes the button to launch a test rocket for the Madison, Wisconsin Rocket Club during the Team America Rocketry Challenge in The Plains, Va., May 19, 2007. The TARC, in its fifth year, is a nationwide competition designed to encourage students to study math and science in middle and high school.

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