Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Defense Secretary-nominee Dr. Ashton B. Carter discussed wide-ranging issues during a meeting at the Pentagon today, according to a statement provided by Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby.
Kirby’s statement reads as follows:
Secretary Hagel met at the Pentagon this afternoon with Dr. Ashton Carter, as Dr. Carter begins to prepare for the confirmation process. The meeting gave both leaders a chance to get reacquainted and to discuss wide-ranging issues of importance to the Defense Department. This was the first face-to-face meeting between Secretary Hagel and Dr. Carter since Dr. Carter's nomination as the next Secretary of Defense.
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