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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Croatian Minister Branko Vukelic (left), Albanian Minister Fatmir Mediu (center) and Macedonian Minister Lazar Elunovski meet with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (foreground) for regional security discussions in the Pentagon on Feb. 19, 2008.

Croatian Minister Branko Vukelic, Albanian Minister Fatmir Mediu and Macedonian Minister Lazar Elunovski meet with Secretary Gates.

Croatian Minister Branko Vukelic (left), Albanian Minister Fatmir Mediu (center) and Macedonian Minister Lazar Elunovski meet with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (foreground) for regional security discussions in the Pentagon on Feb. 19, 2008.

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