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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secertary Chuck Hagel participates in an honors arrival ceremony at the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 15, 2014. Hagel met with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to discuss issues of mutual importance, and visit U.S. and Israeli troops in the area.

U.S. Defense Secertary Chuck Hagel participates in an honors arrival ceremony at the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 15, 2014. Hagel met with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to discuss issues of mutual importance, and visit U.S. and Israeli troops in the area.

U.S. Defense Secertary Chuck Hagel participates in an honors arrival ceremony at the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 15, 2014. Hagel met with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon to discuss issues of mutual importance, and visit U.S. and Israeli troops in the area.

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