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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with Turkish Minister of Defense Vecdi Gonul during a NATO defense ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Oct. 23, 2009.

Secretary Gates talks with Turkish Minister of Defense Vecdi Gonul.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with Turkish Minister of Defense Vecdi Gonul during a NATO defense ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Oct. 23, 2009.

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