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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at the opening plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, on June 1, 2013. Hagel will meet with Asian defense ministers to discuss issues of mutual importance and then continue to Brussels for the NATO ministerial.

Secretary Hagel speaks at the opening of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at the opening plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, on June 1, 2013. Hagel will meet with Asian defense ministers to discuss issues of mutual importance and then continue to Brussels for the NATO ministerial.

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