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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore during the 10th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit on June 3, 2011.

Secretary Gates meets with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore during the 10th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit on June 3, 2011.

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