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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, talks with Charlie Rose, journalist and anchor of the "Charlie Rose Show," during an interview aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill in New York, May 22, 2014. Hagel later received the 2014 Intrepid Freedom Award at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Secretary Talks With PBS' Charlie Rose

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, talks with Charlie Rose, journalist and anchor of the "Charlie Rose Show," during an interview aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill in New York, May 22, 2014. Hagel later received the 2014 Intrepid Freedom Award at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

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