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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) escorts Japanese Minister of State for Defense Shigeru Ishiba into the Pentagon on the morning of Dec. 17, 2002. Rumsfeld and Ishiba will share a working breakfast together during which bilateral security issues will be discussed.

Secretary Rumsfeld escorts Japanese Minister of State for Defense Ishiba into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) escorts Japanese Minister of State for Defense Shigeru Ishiba into the Pentagon on the morning of Dec. 17, 2002. Rumsfeld and Ishiba will share a working breakfast together during which bilateral security issues will be discussed.

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