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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) meets with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) in the Pentagon on June 24, 2008. Under discussion is a range of regional security issues of mutual interest to both nations.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets with Secretary Gates.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (left) meets with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) in the Pentagon on June 24, 2008. Under discussion is a range of regional security issues of mutual interest to both nations.

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