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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado Diamante (2nd from right) is escorted by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on July 9, 2008. Diamante and Gates will meet to discuss issues relating to hemispheric security and the global war on terrorism.

Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado Diamante is escorted by Secretary Gates into the Pentagon.

Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado Diamante (2nd from right) is escorted by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on July 9, 2008. Diamante and Gates will meet to discuss issues relating to hemispheric security and the global war on terrorism.

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