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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Judge with a certificate, July 2, 2007, at the Pentagon, for winning the 2007 Secretary of Defense Transformation Essay Competition. He wrote about the concept of Capabilities-Based Planning, while a student at the Air War College.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Judge with a certificate, July 2, 2007, at the Pentagon, for winning the 2007 Secretary of Defense Transformation Essay Competition. He wrote about the concept of Capabilities-Based Planning, while a student at the Air War College.

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