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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Army Brig Gen. Tom Cosentino, commandant of the National War College, greets Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he arrives to host global and regional combatant commanders at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2014. Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with the commanders to discuss important regional and strategic developments going forward.

Army Brig Gen. Tom Cosentino, commandant of the National War College, greets Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he arrives to host global and regional combatant commanders at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2014. Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with the commanders to discuss important regional and strategic developments going forward.

Army Brig Gen. Tom Cosentino, commandant of the National War College, greets Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he arrives to host global and regional combatant commanders at the National Defense University on Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., May 8, 2014. Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with the commanders to discuss important regional and strategic developments going forward.

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