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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, and Japan's Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera leave the Pentagon Press Briefing Room after their joint press conference on April 29, 2013. Hagel and Onodera briefed the press on the substance of their earlier meeting where they discussed U.S.-Japanese security concerns.

Secretary Hagel and Japan's Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera leave the Pentagon Press Briefing Room

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, and Japan's Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera leave the Pentagon Press Briefing Room after their joint press conference on April 29, 2013. Hagel and Onodera briefed the press on the substance of their earlier meeting where they discussed U.S.-Japanese security concerns.

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