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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Czech Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova shake hands after signing of a Status of Forces Agreement covering the U.S. troops who would be stationed in the Czech Republic while manning a missile-tracking radar on Czech soil, Sept. 19, 2008. Gates and Parkanova are in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials and attend a NATO Ministerial.

DEFENSE LEADERS MEET

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Czech Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova shake hands after signing of a Status of Forces Agreement covering the U.S. troops who would be stationed in the Czech Republic while manning a missile-tracking radar on Czech soil, Sept. 19, 2008. Gates and Parkanova are in the United Kingdom to meet with government officials and attend a NATO Ministerial.

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