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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, holds a joint press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2013. Hagel and Yaalon answered questions regarding Iran's attempts at producing a nuclear weapon as well as the civil war in Syria.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, holds a joint press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 22, 2013. Hagel and Yaalon answered questions regarding Iran's attempts at producing a nuclear weapon as well as the civil war in Syria.

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