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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) hosts a Pentagon meeting with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan (left) on March 27, 2008. Also attending the meeting are Joint Staff Director Lt. Gen. Walter L. Sharp (2nd from right), U.S. Army, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia John Hill (3rd from right).

Secretary Gates hosts a Pentagon meeting with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) hosts a Pentagon meeting with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan (left) on March 27, 2008. Also attending the meeting are Joint Staff Director Lt. Gen. Walter L. Sharp (2nd from right), U.S. Army, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia John Hill (3rd from right).

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