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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent, as he visits recruits and staff at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Ill., May 6, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent, as he visits recruits and staff at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Ill., May 6, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent, as he visits recruits and staff at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Ill., May 6, 2014.

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