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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, sits in the cockpit of a P-8 aircraft flight simulator as he visits the VP-30 training center on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., July 16, 2013. Hagel was allowed to fly the simulator and land in a simulated version off the runway of Joint Base Andrews, Md.

FLIGHT SIMULATOR

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, sits in the cockpit of a P-8 aircraft flight simulator as he visits the VP-30 training center on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., July 16, 2013. Hagel was allowed to fly the simulator and land in a simulated version off the runway of Joint Base Andrews, Md.

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