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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel exits the USS Tennessee as Navy Cmdr. Christopher Bohner gives him a tour of the submarine on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 9, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel exits the USS Tennessee as Navy Cmdr. Christopher Bohner gives him a tour of the submarine on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 9, 2014.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel exits the USS Tennessee as Navy Cmdr. Christopher Bohner gives him a tour of the submarine on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 9, 2014.

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