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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a question from AP journalist Anne Flaherty while traveling onboard a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft en route to Lima, Peru, as part of a four day trip to South America on April 13, 2010.

Secretary Gates listens to a question from AP journalist Anne Flaherty.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a question from AP journalist Anne Flaherty while traveling onboard a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft en route to Lima, Peru, as part of a four day trip to South America on April 13, 2010.

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