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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with visiting Danish Defense Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech, right foreground, at the Pentagon, March 4, 2010. Alexander Vershbow, center, assistant defense secretary for international security affairs, joined Gates.

DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with visiting Danish Defense Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech, right foreground, at the Pentagon, March 4, 2010. Alexander Vershbow, center, assistant defense secretary for international security affairs, joined Gates.

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