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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks and talks with Australian Defense Minister John Faulkner as they attend a meeting of NATO defense leaders in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009.

SLOVAKIA ARRIVAL

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks and talks with Australian Defense Minister John Faulkner as they attend a meeting of NATO defense leaders in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009.

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