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Students of the U.S. Air Force Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., listen to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he gives his remarks while visiting there, April 14, 2009.

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Students of the U.S. Air Force Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., listen to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he gives his remarks while visiting there, April 14, 2009.

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