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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos through an honor cordon into the Pentagon where the two will discuss bilateral defense issues over a working lunch, Feb. 24, 2009.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos through an honor cordon into the Pentagon where the two will discuss bilateral defense issues over a working lunch, Feb. 24, 2009.

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