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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel address reporters following a series of Australia-U.S. defense and diplomatic ministerial meetings in Sydney, Aug. 12, 2014.

Hagel, Kerry Address Reporters in Sydney

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel address reporters following a series of Australia-U.S. defense and diplomatic ministerial meetings in Sydney, Aug. 12, 2014.

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