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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton (left) talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (2nd from left), U.S. Navy, Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2nd from right) and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith at the State Department during the Australian Ministerial on Apr. 9, 2009.

Secretary Clinton talks with Adm. Mike Mullen, Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Secretary Gates and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith.

Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton (left) talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (2nd from left), U.S. Navy, Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2nd from right) and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith at the State Department during the Australian Ministerial on Apr. 9, 2009.

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