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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) listens to a reporter's question during a press availability aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2007. Gates, along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (2nd from left), U.S. Marine Corps, is in Afghanistan to talk with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry (3rd from left), the commander of Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, and other senior leaders to assess the situation there.

Secretary Gates listens to a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) listens to a reporter's question during a press availability aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2007. Gates, along with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (2nd from left), U.S. Marine Corps, is in Afghanistan to talk with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry (3rd from left), the commander of Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, and other senior leaders to assess the situation there.

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