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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, honor the playing of the national anthem during a swearing-in and welcome ceremony for Hagel at the Pentagon, March 14, 2013.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, honor the playing of the national anthem during a swearing-in and welcome ceremony for Hagel at the Pentagon, March 14, 2013.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, honor the playing of the national anthem during a swearing-in and welcome ceremony for Hagel at the Pentagon, March 14, 2013.

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