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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with reporters during a flight back to Washington, D.C., after attending the 11th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Arequipa, Peru, Oct. 14, 2014.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with reporters during a flight back to Washington, D.C., after attending the 11th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Arequipa, Peru, Oct. 14, 2014.

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