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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left center, meets with Mongolian Defense Minister Luvsanvandan Bold, right, for bilateral security talks at the Pentagon, March 29, 2011. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates for the meeting.

BILATERAL TALKS

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left center, meets with Mongolian Defense Minister Luvsanvandan Bold, right, for bilateral security talks at the Pentagon, March 29, 2011. Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, left, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Gates for the meeting.

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