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Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Pool, a reservist, asks Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel a question during a town hall meeting with civilian employees and service members on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 17, 2013.

AIR FORCE QUESTION

Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Pool, a reservist, asks Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel a question during a town hall meeting with civilian employees and service members on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 17, 2013.

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