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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) and Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi pose for a photo before they sit down to conduct a working luncheon in the Pentagon on March 25, 2008.

Secretary Gates and Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi pose for a photo.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) and Egyptian Minister of Defense Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi pose for a photo before they sit down to conduct a working luncheon in the Pentagon on March 25, 2008.

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