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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon, right, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, to discuss bilateral security issues at the Pentagon, July 1, 2009. Spain's Ambassador to the U.S. Jorge Dezcallar, center, joined Chacon.

DEFENSE DISCUSSION

Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon, right, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, to discuss bilateral security issues at the Pentagon, July 1, 2009. Spain's Ambassador to the U.S. Jorge Dezcallar, center, joined Chacon.

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