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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Peruvian Minister of Defense Marciano Rengifo (right) welcomes Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) to his office in the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 18, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Lima to meet with Rengifo and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to discuss bilateral military cooperation in the region.

Peruvian Minister of Defense Marciano Rengifo welcomes Secretary Rumsfeld to his office.

Peruvian Minister of Defense Marciano Rengifo (right) welcomes Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) to his office in the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Lima, Peru, on Aug. 18, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Lima to meet with Rengifo and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to discuss bilateral military cooperation in the region.

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