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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Czech Republic's Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova (left) is escorted through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates on July 16, 2008. Parkanova and Gates will meet to discuss a broad range of security issues of mutual interest.

Czech Republic's Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova is escorted into the Pentagon by Secretary Gates.

Czech Republic's Minister of Defense Vlasta Parkanova (left) is escorted through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates on July 16, 2008. Parkanova and Gates will meet to discuss a broad range of security issues of mutual interest.

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