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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Iraqi Army soldiers during a tour of a Joint Security Station in Baghdad, Iraq, June 16, 2007.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Iraqi Army soldiers during a tour of a Joint Security Station in Baghdad, Iraq, June 16, 2007.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Iraqi Army soldiers during a tour of a Joint Security Station in Baghdad, Iraq, June 16, 2007.

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