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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Stephen Preston, the Defense Department’s general counsel, listen to opening statements on the transfer of Taliban detainees, May 31, 2014, during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2014.

TRANSFER HEARING

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Stephen Preston, the Defense Department’s general counsel, listen to opening statements on the transfer of Taliban detainees, May 31, 2014, during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2014.

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