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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Hamad bin Ali al Attiyah, Qatari minister of state for defense affairs, signs the guest book before a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, July 14, 2014.

Hamad bin Ali al Attiyah, Qatari minister of state for defense affairs, signs the guest book before a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, July 14, 2014.

Hamad bin Ali al Attiyah, Qatari minister of state for defense affairs, signs the guest book before a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon, July 14, 2014.

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