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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. Courtney Minetree gives Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates a tour of the of the engineering spaces on board the destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Feb. 21, 2008. Gates toured the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer and visited with the crew. Minetree is the chief engineer on the ship.

Lt. Courtney Minetree gives Secretary Gates a tour.

U.S. Navy Lt. Courtney Minetree gives Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates a tour of the of the engineering spaces on board the destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Feb. 21, 2008. Gates toured the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer and visited with the crew. Minetree is the chief engineer on the ship.

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