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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) listens as South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo answers a reporter's question during a press conference in Singapore on June 2, 2007. Gates and Kim are in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

Secretary Gates listens as South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo answers a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) listens as South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo answers a reporter's question during a press conference in Singapore on June 2, 2007. Gates and Kim are in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

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