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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center left, holds a meeting with Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony, center right, at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2010. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left front, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates.

DEFENSE MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center left, holds a meeting with Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony, center right, at the Pentagon, Sept. 28, 2010. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, left front, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates.

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