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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim sign a U.S. and Brazil Cooperation Agreement in the Pentagon on April 12, 2010.

Secretary Gates and Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim sign a U.S. and Brazil Cooperation Agreement.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim sign a U.S. and Brazil Cooperation Agreement in the Pentagon on April 12, 2010.

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