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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov wave to the crowd at Peter the Great Castle in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld is in St. Petersburg to meet with Ivanov and discuss U.S.-Russian defense, security relations and regional security issues.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov wave to the crowd.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov wave to the crowd at Peter the Great Castle in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 14, 2004. Rumsfeld is in St. Petersburg to meet with Ivanov and discuss U.S.-Russian defense, security relations and regional security issues.

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