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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters on the Defense Department's initiatives to prevent sexual assault and the results of the fiscal 2012 annual report on sexual assault in the military during a press conference at the Pentagon, May 7, 2013.

PENTAGON BRIEFING

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters on the Defense Department's initiatives to prevent sexual assault and the results of the fiscal 2012 annual report on sexual assault in the military during a press conference at the Pentagon, May 7, 2013.

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