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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confers with Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby as they travel in a Marine helicopter to attend commencement ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 23, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confers with Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby as they travel in a Marine helicopter to attend commencement ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 23, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confers with Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby as they travel in a Marine helicopter to attend commencement ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 23, 2014.

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