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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is briefed by Mike Bateman about the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter forward fuselage during a tour of the F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2009. Bateman, a Navy veteran, has been with Lockheed Martin for 29 years.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is briefed by Mike Bateman.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is briefed by Mike Bateman about the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter forward fuselage during a tour of the F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2009. Bateman, a Navy veteran, has been with Lockheed Martin for 29 years.

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