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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel talks to reporters during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 5, 2013. Hagel is wrapping up his first NATO defense ministerial conference as secretary.

Secretary Hagel talks to reporters during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel talks to reporters during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 5, 2013. Hagel is wrapping up his first NATO defense ministerial conference as secretary.

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