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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) meets with U.S. Marines in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 27, 2006. Rumsfeld is in Albania to attend the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial Process meeting and to thank Albanian troops for their performance in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) meets with U.S. Marines in Tirana, Albania, on Sept. 27, 2006. Rumsfeld is in Albania to attend the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial Process meeting and to thank Albanian troops for their performance in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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