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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center right, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin pose for a photograph with South Korean special forces at the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, Sept. 30, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center right, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin pose for a photograph with South Korean special forces at the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, Sept. 30, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center right, and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin pose for a photograph with South Korean special forces at the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, Sept. 30, 2013.

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