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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, administers the oath of office to Stephen W. Preston, the Defense Department’s new general counsel, at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2013. Preston recently served as the CIA’s general counsel, and previously served as the DOD’s acting general counsel in 1994 and as the Navy’s general counsel from 1998-2000.

NEW COUNSEL

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, administers the oath of office to Stephen W. Preston, the Defense Department’s new general counsel, at the Pentagon, Oct. 28, 2013. Preston recently served as the CIA’s general counsel, and previously served as the DOD’s acting general counsel in 1994 and as the Navy’s general counsel from 1998-2000.

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