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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Pacific Command Commander Navy Adm. Tim Keating conduct a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 31, 2007. Gates is en route to Singapore to attend the sixth annual International Institute of Strategic Studiesí Asia Security Summit.

Secretary Gates and Adm. Keating conduct a press conference.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and U.S. Pacific Command Commander Navy Adm. Tim Keating conduct a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 31, 2007. Gates is en route to Singapore to attend the sixth annual International Institute of Strategic Studiesí Asia Security Summit.

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