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A service member asks Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel a question during a question-and-answer session at U.S. Northern Command on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2013. Hagel earlier delivered remarks to troops and civilian workers.

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A service member asks Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel a question during a question-and-answer session at U.S. Northern Command on Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2013. Hagel earlier delivered remarks to troops and civilian workers.

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