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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Head of Supreme Military Council and Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, March 24, 2011.

EQYPTIAN DEFENSE MINISTER

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Head of Supreme Military Council and Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, March 24, 2011.

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