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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talk with Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon, near left, at the Pentagon, July 16, 2008. Fitzgibbon met with Defense Department officials and signed a communications accord with Gates between Australia and the United States.

COMMUNICATIONS ACCORD

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talk with Australian Minister of Defense Joel Fitzgibbon, near left, at the Pentagon, July 16, 2008. Fitzgibbon met with Defense Department officials and signed a communications accord with Gates between Australia and the United States.

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