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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts a Pentagon meeting with Danish Minister of Defense Soren Gade (foreground) on Aug. 9, 2004. Joining Rumsfeld are several senior Department of Defense officials including (left to right): Director for European Policy (North) Jesse Kelso, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps.

Secretary Rumsfeld hosts a Pentagon meeting with Danish Minister of Defense Soren Gade.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts a Pentagon meeting with Danish Minister of Defense Soren Gade (foreground) on Aug. 9, 2004. Joining Rumsfeld are several senior Department of Defense officials including (left to right): Director for European Policy (North) Jesse Kelso, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps.

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