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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Gabriel Lim, principal private secretary to Singapore’s prime minister, escorts U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel before a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Parliament House in Singapore, May 30, 2014.

Gabriel Lim, principal private secretary to Singapore’s prime minister, escorts U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel before a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Parliament House in Singapore, May 30, 2014.

Gabriel Lim, principal private secretary to Singapore’s prime minister, escorts U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel before a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Parliament House in Singapore, May 30, 2014.

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