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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, poses for a photo with Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi prior to conducting a meeting in the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, poses for a photo with Italian Minister of Defense Arturo Parisi prior to conducting a meeting in the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2007.

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