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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith upon his arrival in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are in Melbourne for the annual Australian-U.S. Ministerial.

MINISTER'S GREETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith upon his arrival in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are in Melbourne for the annual Australian-U.S. Ministerial.

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