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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies during its fourth annual Global Security Forum in Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2013. Hagel discussed how the department would adapt to a changing strategic and fiscal landscape.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies during its fourth annual Global Security Forum in Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2013. Hagel discussed how the department would adapt to a changing strategic and fiscal landscape.

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