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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on the fiscal 2012 budget at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2011.

Secretary Gates testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on the fiscal 2012 budget at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2011.

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