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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman, right, answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2013.

New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman, right, answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2013.

New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman, right, answers a reporter’s question during a joint press conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2013.

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