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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to the Pentagon, March 28, 2013. Hagel also welcomed Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, Malawi President Joyce Banda and Senegalese Ambassador Cheikh Niang for joint meetings.

PENTAGON WELCOME

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Cape Verde Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves to the Pentagon, March 28, 2013. Hagel also welcomed Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma, Malawi President Joyce Banda and Senegalese Ambassador Cheikh Niang for joint meetings.

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