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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with U.S. Navy Capt. Dale Maxey, commanding officer of the USS Ponce, during a tour of the ship in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with U.S. Navy Capt. Dale Maxey, commanding officer of the USS Ponce, during a tour of the ship in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with U.S. Navy Capt. Dale Maxey, commanding officer of the USS Ponce, during a tour of the ship in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

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