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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Peruvian Minister of Defense Rafael Rey talk to the press outside the Presidential Palace after meeting with President Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, on April 14, 2010.

Secretary Gates and Peruvian Minister of Defense Rafael Rey talk to the press.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Peruvian Minister of Defense Rafael Rey talk to the press outside the Presidential Palace after meeting with President Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, on April 14, 2010.

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