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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox (standing left), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (3rd from left) share a laugh prior to the start of the North Atlantic Council meeting during the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2011.

United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Secretary Gates share a laugh.

United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox (standing left), NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (3rd from left) share a laugh prior to the start of the North Atlantic Council meeting during the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2011.

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