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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) hosts a Pentagon meeting, July 23, 2008, with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos (right foreground). Gates began the meeting by complementing Santos and his military forces for the recent rescue of 15 hostages being held in the Colombian jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) hosts a Pentagon meeting, July 23, 2008, with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos (right foreground). Gates began the meeting by complementing Santos and his military forces for the recent rescue of 15 hostages being held in the Colombian jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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