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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) shakes hands with Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (left) and South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee as they proceed for their trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Asia Security Summit on May 30, 2009 in Singapore.

Secretary Gates shakes hands with Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) shakes hands with Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (left) and South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee as they proceed for their trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Asia Security Summit on May 30, 2009 in Singapore.

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