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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Air Force 2nd Lt. Gayleen Lim receives a coin and poses for a photo with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 30, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S. Pacific Command troops and leaders during the first leg of a trip that also will take him to Singapore and Brussels.

SECRETARY'S HANDSHAKE

Air Force 2nd Lt. Gayleen Lim receives a coin and poses for a photo with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 30, 2013. Hagel spoke with U.S. Pacific Command troops and leaders during the first leg of a trip that also will take him to Singapore and Brussels.

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