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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, walks in a pass-and-review ceremony with Mongolian Defense Minister Dashdemberal Bat-Erdene during an honor cordon at the Mongolian Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, April 10, 2014. Hagel met with his counterparts to discuss issues of mutual importance.

Hagel Participates in Military Ceremony in Mongolia

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, walks in a pass-and-review ceremony with Mongolian Defense Minister Dashdemberal Bat-Erdene during an honor cordon at the Mongolian Ministry of Defense in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, April 10, 2014. Hagel met with his counterparts to discuss issues of mutual importance.

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