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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Pentagon Press Secretary George E. Little briefs the media in the Pentagon on issues including Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s upcoming European trip, sequestration and the nomination of former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as Panetta’s successor, Jan. 8, 2013.

PRESS BRIEFING

Pentagon Press Secretary George E. Little briefs the media in the Pentagon on issues including Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s upcoming European trip, sequestration and the nomination of former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as Panetta’s successor, Jan. 8, 2013.

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