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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Portuguese Minister of State & Defense Paulo Portas talk informally as they walk along the battlements of Fort Sao Juliao in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 10, 2003. Rumsfeld is in Europe on a four-day trip to meet with allies and attend the annual spring meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Minister Portas talk informally as they walk along the battlements of Fort Sao Juliao.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Portuguese Minister of State & Defense Paulo Portas talk informally as they walk along the battlements of Fort Sao Juliao in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 10, 2003. Rumsfeld is in Europe on a four-day trip to meet with allies and attend the annual spring meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium.

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