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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates makes brief remarks while Defense Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Rahim Wardak looks on at the Combined Fielding Center at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2010.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates makes brief remarks.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates makes brief remarks while Defense Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Rahim Wardak looks on at the Combined Fielding Center at Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2010.

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