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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Chief of the National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Steven Blum (left) speaks with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) before the National Guard Bureau's Senior Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2007.

Lt. Gen. Steven Blum speaks with Secretary Gates.

Chief of the National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Steven Blum (left) speaks with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) before the National Guard Bureau's Senior Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2007.

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