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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, offers a warm welcome to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi as they prepare to sit down for a meeting in the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 12, 2013. Hagel and Yang have a shared history and friendship that stretches back many years to their previous positions in government service.

Secretary Hagel offers a warm welcome to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, offers a warm welcome to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi as they prepare to sit down for a meeting in the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 12, 2013. Hagel and Yang have a shared history and friendship that stretches back many years to their previous positions in government service.

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