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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska shakes hands with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shortly before Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver remarks as the keynote speakers at a forum on the Law of the Sea Convention in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2012.

CONVENTION HANDSHAKE

Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska shakes hands with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shortly before Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver remarks as the keynote speakers at a forum on the Law of the Sea Convention in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2012.

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