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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) meets with Singapore Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean in Singapore, on June 2, 2007. Gates is in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

Secretary Gates meets with Singapore Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) meets with Singapore Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean in Singapore, on June 2, 2007. Gates is in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

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