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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince and Commander-In-Chief of the Defense Forces Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (left) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Mar. 9, 2007. Gates and Al-Khalifa will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Secretary Gates escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince and Commander-In-Chief of the Defense Forces Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince and Commander-In-Chief of the Defense Forces Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (left) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Mar. 9, 2007. Gates and Al-Khalifa will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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