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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with members of the traveling press after meeting with soldiers from the 4/1 Advise and Assist Brigade in Mosul, Iraq, on April 8, 2011. Gates met with U.S. and Iraqi leaders, troops and held discussions while taking photos and giving out coins to deployed members during his stay in Iraq.

Secretary Gates talks with members of the traveling press.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates talks with members of the traveling press after meeting with soldiers from the 4/1 Advise and Assist Brigade in Mosul, Iraq, on April 8, 2011. Gates met with U.S. and Iraqi leaders, troops and held discussions while taking photos and giving out coins to deployed members during his stay in Iraq.

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