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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, escorts Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 18, 2013. Hagel, Ban and their senior advisers will meet to discuss international security issues.

Secretary Hagel escorts Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, escorts Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 18, 2013. Hagel, Ban and their senior advisers will meet to discuss international security issues.

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