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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Gates is in Australia for the Nov. 8 Australia-U.S. Ministerial, along with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

MINISTER'S MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 7, 2010. Gates is in Australia for the Nov. 8 Australia-U.S. Ministerial, along with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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