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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, hosts a meeting with Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imami, second from right, at the Pentagon, Nov. 13, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates for the meeting.

PENTAGON MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from left, hosts a meeting with Albanian Defense Minister Arben Imami, second from right, at the Pentagon, Nov. 13, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates for the meeting.

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