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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) shakes hands with Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo in Warsaw, Poland, on April 24, 2007. Gates is in Poland to discuss missile defense and the country's military participation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Secretary Gates shakes hands with Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) shakes hands with Polish Minister of Defense Aleksander Szczyglo in Warsaw, Poland, on April 24, 2007. Gates is in Poland to discuss missile defense and the country's military participation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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