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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, is greeted by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the prime minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct. 11, 2010.

MINISTER'S GREETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, is greeted by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the prime minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct. 11, 2010.

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