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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses sailors and shipyard workers after touring the USS Zumwalt at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Nov. 21, 2013. The Zumwalt, nearing completion, will be the lead ship of the Navy's newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack.

ZUMWALT SPEECH

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses sailors and shipyard workers after touring the USS Zumwalt at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Nov. 21, 2013. The Zumwalt, nearing completion, will be the lead ship of the Navy's newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack.

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