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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from left, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, meet with Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario, right, to discuss the U.S.-Philippine alliance at the Pentagon, April 2, 2013.

ALLIANCE DISCUSSION

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, second from left, and U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, meet with Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario, right, to discuss the U.S.-Philippine alliance at the Pentagon, April 2, 2013.

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