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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to an operations brief from the 327th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division deployed to Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan, on Dec. 7, 2010. Gates is in Afghanistan receiving operational updates and thanking the troops for their service.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to an operations brief.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to an operations brief from the 327th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division deployed to Forward Operating Base Joyce, Afghanistan, on Dec. 7, 2010. Gates is in Afghanistan receiving operational updates and thanking the troops for their service.

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