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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he arrives to join Hagel in honoring the nation's fallen service members during the annual Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 27, 2013.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he arrives to join Hagel in honoring the nation's fallen service members during the annual Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 27, 2013.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he arrives to join Hagel in honoring the nation's fallen service members during the annual Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 27, 2013.

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