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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks to reporters on a plane enroute to Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2008. Gates and other defense ministers are taking part in discussions of the International Security Assistance Force's Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Secretary Gates talks to reporters on a plane.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks to reporters on a plane enroute to Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Nov. 21, 2008. Gates and other defense ministers are taking part in discussions of the International Security Assistance Force's Regional Command South, which is comprised of forces from Canada, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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