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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

South Korean Defense Attaché to the United States Maj. Gen. Shin Kyoung Soo welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to the South Korean Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2014. The ambassador hosted a reception for recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, who previously served as Hagel’s chief of staff and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

South Korean Defense Attaché to the United States Maj. Gen. Shin Kyoung Soo welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to the South Korean Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2014. The ambassador hosted a reception for recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, who previously served as Hagel’s chief of staff and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

South Korean Defense Attaché to the United States Maj. Gen. Shin Kyoung Soo welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to the South Korean Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2014. The ambassador hosted a reception for recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, who previously served as Hagel’s chief of staff and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

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