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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona asks a round of questions of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2014.

U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona asks a round of questions of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2014.

U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona asks a round of questions of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2014.

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