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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with the Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2011. Gates is in Brussels to attend the NATO Defense Ministerial.

Secretary Gates meets with the Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with the Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 8, 2011. Gates is in Brussels to attend the NATO Defense Ministerial.

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