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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, June 8, 2010.

MINISTERS GREETING

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, June 8, 2010.

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