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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shakes hands with a reporter while walking with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, right, prior to a television interview on Camp Victory in the green zone of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is in Southwest Asia to meet with Iraqi and Afghan leaders and preside over the change of command of Multinational Force Iraq.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shakes hands with a reporter while walking with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, right, prior to a television interview on Camp Victory in the green zone of Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2008. Gates is in Southwest Asia to meet with Iraqi and Afghan leaders and preside over the change of command of Multinational Force Iraq.

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