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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates escorts Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Sept. 8, 2009. Gates and Garre will meet to discuss a broad range of security issues, particularly those pertaining to the Western hemisphere.

Secretary Gates escorts Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates escorts Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Sept. 8, 2009. Gates and Garre will meet to discuss a broad range of security issues, particularly those pertaining to the Western hemisphere.

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