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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain at the Safriya palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain at the Safriya palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain at the Safriya palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2013.

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