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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) conducts a joint press conference with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin in the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2008.

Secretary Gates conducts a joint press conference with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) conducts a joint press conference with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin in the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 2008.

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