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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with a member of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron as he tours a C-17 aircraft during a visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 17, 2013.

CAMERA CONVERSATION

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with a member of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron as he tours a C-17 aircraft during a visit to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 17, 2013.

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