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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld holds a media availability at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001. Whiteman is the home of the B-2 Spirit bomber, which is operated exclusively by the 509th Bomb Wing. Planes from the 509th have flown missions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Secretary Rumsfeld holds a media availability at Whiteman Air Force Base.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld holds a media availability at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., on Oct. 19, 2001. Whiteman is the home of the B-2 Spirit bomber, which is operated exclusively by the 509th Bomb Wing. Planes from the 509th have flown missions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

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