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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted on his arrival to Tokyo by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of U.S. Forces Japan, at Haneda Airport, Oct. 20, 2009.

TOKYO GREETING

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted on his arrival to Tokyo by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of U.S. Forces Japan, at Haneda Airport, Oct. 20, 2009.

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