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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) meets with Israel's Minister of Defense Amir Peretz in Gates' Pentagon office on Mar. 13, 2007. Gates and Peretz are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Secretary Gates meets with Israel's Minister of Defense Amir Peretz.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) meets with Israel's Minister of Defense Amir Peretz in Gates' Pentagon office on Mar. 13, 2007. Gates and Peretz are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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