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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, listens to questions from members of the press during a press availability aboard the National Airborne Operations Center aircraft before departing for Krakow Poland, Feb. 18, 2009. Gates was headed to Poland to meet with NATO defense ministers.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, listens to questions from members of the press during a press availability aboard the National Airborne Operations Center aircraft before departing for Krakow Poland, Feb. 18, 2009. Gates was headed to Poland to meet with NATO defense ministers.

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