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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a briefing during an aerial tour in a flight simulator at the Warrior Hall Flight School XXI simulation facility at Hanchey Army Airfield, Ala., on April 14, 2009.

Secretary Gates listens to a briefing during an aerial tour in a flight simulator.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a briefing during an aerial tour in a flight simulator at the Warrior Hall Flight School XXI simulation facility at Hanchey Army Airfield, Ala., on April 14, 2009.

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