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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from right, shakes hands with Marcos Robledo, Chilean undersecretary of defense, as he arrives to meet with the Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the Defense Ministry in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from right, shakes hands with Marcos Robledo, Chilean undersecretary of defense, as he arrives to meet with the Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the Defense Ministry in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from right, shakes hands with Marcos Robledo, Chilean undersecretary of defense, as he arrives to meet with the Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the Defense Ministry in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014.

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