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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) escorts Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi into the Pentagon on Sept. 16, 2002. The two leaders met to discuss defense issues of mutual concern.

Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld escorts Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kawaguchi into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) escorts Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi into the Pentagon on Sept. 16, 2002. The two leaders met to discuss defense issues of mutual concern.

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