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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov answers a question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2006. Rumsfeld, Ivanov and their senior advisors met earlier to discuss regional security issues. Rumsfeld and Ivanov will later take part in a dedication ceremony of a memorial to U.S.-Soviet military cooperation during World War II.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov answers a question during a joint press conference.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov answers a question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2006. Rumsfeld, Ivanov and their senior advisors met earlier to discuss regional security issues. Rumsfeld and Ivanov will later take part in a dedication ceremony of a memorial to U.S.-Soviet military cooperation during World War II.

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