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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, thanks the delegates and staff during a welcome reception at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense forum in Honolulu, April 1, 2014.

Hagel Speaks at Welcome Reception in Honolulu

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, thanks the delegates and staff during a welcome reception at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense forum in Honolulu, April 1, 2014.

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