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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to three Navy admirals at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2005. Rumsfeld will later join President George W. Bush at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J Day.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to three Navy admirals.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to three Navy admirals at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2005. Rumsfeld will later join President George W. Bush at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J Day.

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