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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, listens as South Korean Ambassador to the United States Ahn Ho-Young makes opening remarks during a reception for recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in Washington D.C., Oct. 24, 2014. Lippert previously served as Hagel’s chief of staff and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

AMBASSADOR RECEPTION

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, listens as South Korean Ambassador to the United States Ahn Ho-Young makes opening remarks during a reception for recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in Washington D.C., Oct. 24, 2014. Lippert previously served as Hagel’s chief of staff and assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

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