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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters while en route to Tokyo, April 4, 2014. Hagel was traveling from Honolulu, where he hosted a forum for defense ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations.

Hagel Briefs Reports on Flight to Japan

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters while en route to Tokyo, April 4, 2014. Hagel was traveling from Honolulu, where he hosted a forum for defense ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations.

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