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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival for an unannounced visit to Iraq after Gates left the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 10, 2008.

SURPRISE VISIT TO IRAQ

Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd Al-Mahdi, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival for an unannounced visit to Iraq after Gates left the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, Feb. 10, 2008.

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