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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a question from a reporter during a press briefing in the Pentagon on April 5, 2007.

Secretary Gates listens as Gen. Pace responds to a question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a question from a reporter during a press briefing in the Pentagon on April 5, 2007.

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