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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Canadian Defense Minister Rob Nicholson swap documents as they sign a memorandum of understanding entitled "Cooperation Framework" at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 22, 2013

SIGNATURE MOMENT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Canadian Defense Minister Rob Nicholson swap documents as they sign a memorandum of understanding entitled "Cooperation Framework" at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 22, 2013

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