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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) escorts Colombian Minister of National Defense Juan Manuel Santos (2nd from right) and Chief of the Colombian Defense Staff Gen. Freddy Padilla (3rd from right) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Feb. 1, 2007. Gates will host a working breakfast for the Colombian delegation to discuss a broad range of bilateral security issues.

Secretary Gates escorts Colombian Minister of National Defense Santos and Chief of the Colombian Defense Staff Gen. Padilla into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) escorts Colombian Minister of National Defense Juan Manuel Santos (2nd from right) and Chief of the Colombian Defense Staff Gen. Freddy Padilla (3rd from right) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Feb. 1, 2007. Gates will host a working breakfast for the Colombian delegation to discuss a broad range of bilateral security issues.

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