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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Indian Minister of Defense George Fernandes (left) and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld conduct a joint press conference outside South Block in New Delhi, India, on June 12, 2002. Rumsfeld is on a 10-day tour of nine countries to meet with senior leaders and to visit with U.S. troops deployed abroad.

Indian Minister of Defense Fernandes and Secretary Rumsfeld conduct a joint press conference in New Delhi.

Indian Minister of Defense George Fernandes (left) and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld conduct a joint press conference outside South Block in New Delhi, India, on June 12, 2002. Rumsfeld is on a 10-day tour of nine countries to meet with senior leaders and to visit with U.S. troops deployed abroad.

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