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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) answers a reporter's question during a press conference in Singapore on June 2, 2007. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (left), U.S. Marine Corps, and Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Tim Keating, U.S. Navy, joined Gates at the press conference. Gates, Pace and Keating are in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

Secretary Gates answers a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) answers a reporter's question during a press conference in Singapore on June 2, 2007. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (left), U.S. Marine Corps, and Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Tim Keating, U.S. Navy, joined Gates at the press conference. Gates, Pace and Keating are in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.

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