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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2nd from left) talks with Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi at the Ash Shafaq Club in Muscat, Oman, on Dec. 5, 2010.

Secretary Gates talks with Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2nd from left) talks with Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi at the Ash Shafaq Club in Muscat, Oman, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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