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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. Air Force recruiters during a visit to a Wichita recruiting station with in Wichita, Kansas, on Aug. 9, 2007. Gates is making a visit to the Midwest with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, U.S. Army.

Secretary Gates meets with U.S. Air Force recruiters.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. Air Force recruiters during a visit to a Wichita recruiting station with in Wichita, Kansas, on Aug. 9, 2007. Gates is making a visit to the Midwest with Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, U.S. Army.

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