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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, laughs with Udi Shani, second from right, director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, center, upon his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel, April, 21, 2013. Hagel is starting a six-day trip to the Middle East, where he will visit foreign counterparts.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, laughs with Udi Shani, second from right, director general of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, center, upon his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel, April, 21, 2013. Hagel is starting a six-day trip to the Middle East, where he will visit foreign counterparts.

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