Barack Obama talks with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in the Oval Offi...
President Barack Obama talks with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in the Oval Office during a break in the bilateral meetings with President François Hollande of France, Feb. 11, 2014. (Official White House Phot... Mehr
On stage, from left, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuc...
On stage, from left, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey participate in a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the Nati... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to lay a wreath at the War...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to lay a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 31, 2014. Hagel is on a trip to Europe to meet with defense leaders and attend the 50th Munich Security ... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and New Zealand Defense Mini...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and New Zealand Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee pass through an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Nov. 24, 2014. The leaders met to discuss matters of mutual importance.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Japanese Foreign Ministe...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, April 6, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, discusses current defen...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, discusses current defense issues during a live interview with Jim Sciutto, the chief national security correspondent for CNN, at the U.S. Naval War College in New... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel escorts Qatar Minister of State for...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel escorts Qatar Minister of State for Defense Affairs Maj. Gen. Hamad bin Ali al-Atiyah to the Pentagon, Nov. 21, 2014. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual ... Mehr
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, ch...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller, testify on the fiscal year 2015 budget reque... Mehr
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, shares a laugh with Icelandic ...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, shares a laugh with Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., April 10, 2014.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, fourth from left, hosts an hono...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, fourth from left, hosts an honor cordon for Poland Minister of Defense Tomasz Siemoniak, fifth from left, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., April 17, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a meeting of ...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a meeting of the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance Sept. 3, 2014, in Newport, R.I.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies before the House Armed Service...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on U.S. policy toward Iraq and the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2014.... Mehr
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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Feb. 1, 2014. DOD photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Hostutler
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with attendees after a ...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with attendees after a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. Terrorists hijacked four passenger ai... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, second from left, meets with Dutch Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, second from right, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawce... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City May 22, 2014, after receiving the 2014 Intrepid Freedom Award. (DoD photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, U.S.... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel passes the USSOCOM unit flag to incoming commander U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel during the USSOCOM change of command ceremony. 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to lay a wreath at the War...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to lay a wreath at the Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 31, 2014. Hagel is on a trip to Europe to meet with defense leaders and attend the 50th Munich Security ... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he departs Joint B...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 5, 2014. Hagel is on an around-the-world trip to meet with leaders in Germany, India and Australia during his 15th i... Mehr
Georgian and U.S. service members listen on as U.S. Secretary of Defen...
Georgian and U.S. service members listen on as U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania speak at a training center in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, listens as U.S. Air Force Ca...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, listens as U.S. Air Force Capt. Erin Gentile, right, a missile combat crew commander, describes her duties in the launch control center during a visit to the missile a... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, third from left, hosts a dinner fo...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, third from left, hosts a dinner for NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, third from right, at the Pentagon, March 18, 2014. The leaders met to discuss issues of mut... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel paused for a moment of silence afte...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel paused for a moment of silence after laying a flower on a memorial table at the South Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2014, in memory of the roughly 270 victims o... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Chilean Defense M...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Chilean Defense Minister Jorge Burgos at the end of a joint press conference in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 11, 2014. Hagel earlier visited Colombia and will trav... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with French Defense Minister ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Pentagon, Jan. 24, 2014. Both leaders discussed issues of mutual importance and held a news conference with reporters.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a retirement ...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a retirement ceremony for U.S. Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander March 28, 2014, at the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort George G. Meade, Md. Alexander... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore,... Mehr
Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine Eriksen Soereide, right, meets with ...
Norwegian Minister of Defense Ine Eriksen Søreide, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Jan. 10, 2014.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with British Defense S...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Feb. 1, 2014.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Albanian Defense Ministe...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Albanian Defense Minister Mimi Kodheli at the Pentagon, Oct. 30, 2014, t to discuss issues of mutual importance.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrives at Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 30, 2014. (DoD photo by Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, eats lunch with Chinese noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and commissioned officers at an NCO academy in Beijing April 9, 2014. Hagel toured the school, watched demo... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel greets Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera before meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the Prime Ministers official residence Sori Daijin Kantei in Tok... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel greets Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera before meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the Prime Ministers official residence Sori Daijin Kantei in Tok... Mehr
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, is escorted by U.S. Air Forc...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, is escorted by U.S. Air Force Gen. Jack Weinstein after arriving at the missile alert facility and launch control center at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviews the troops during an arriva...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviews the troops during an arrival ceremony with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera in Tokyo, April 6, 2014.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, greets Minister of Defen...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, greets Minister of Defense for Chile Jorge Burgos during a full honor cordon April 16, 2014, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks as Navy Secretary Ray M...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus looks during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 18, 2014. Hagel and Mabus addressed plans to implement changes following the Washington... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he prepares to dep...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he prepares to depart the Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2014, after a visit to the Middle East.
Chinese State Counselor Yang Jaechi signs a guest book as he arrives a...
Chinese State Counselor Yang Jaechi signs a guest book as he arrives at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to discuss matters of mutual importance Oct. 20, 2014.
President Barack Obama, at lectern, delivers remarks as Secretary of D...
President Barack Obama, at lectern, delivers remarks as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center rear, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand by during a ceremon... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Un...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 30, 2014. Hagel is on a trip to Europe to meet with defense leaders and attend the 50th Munich Securi... Mehr
Secretary Kerry Speaks at Meeting He and Defense Secretary Hagel Conve...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, speaks at the outset of a meeting with an array of countries, about a unified response to the threat of ISIL, on the sidelines o... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a retirement ceremony for former Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert F. Hale at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., July 7, 2014. (DoD photo by Ma... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel makes remarks during the SOCOM change of command ceremony. 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey traveled to Tampa to attend several ceremonies, to... Mehr
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TOKYO, Japan (April 5, 2014) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [State Department photo by William Ng/Public Domain]
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he departs F.E. Warr...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he departs F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2014.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Secretary of Homeland Securit...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson at the Pentagon, March 21, 2014. The two leaders discussed mutual interests between the two departments. Johnson was the Defe... Mehr
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, swears in new Deputy Defense Secr...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, swears in new Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work at the Pentagon, May 5, 2014.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during the Gulf Cooperation ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council defense ministerial conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, discusses current defense issu...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, discusses current defense issues during a live interview with Jim Sciutto, the chief national security correspondent for CNN, at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R... Mehr
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, leaves the Georgia...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, leaves the Georgian Ministry of Defense as his motorcade waits Sept. 7, 2014, after meeting with Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Alasania in Tbilisi, Georgia.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Japanese Foreign Minister Fu...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2014. Hagel and Kishida met to discuss issues of mutual importance.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to U.S. Airmen at Joint Base L...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to U.S. Airmen at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 25, 2014.
U.S. Defense Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Israeli President Shimon Pe...
U.S. Defense Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem May 16, 2014. The two met to discuss issues of mutual importance before laying wreaths at the graves of Theodor Herzl and ... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Ge...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert B. Abrams, his senior military assistant, before the first session of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels... Mehr
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, shakes hands with ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, shakes hands with Australian Defense Minister David Johnston as they prepare for a meeting during the 26th NATO summit in Newport, Wales, Sept. 4, 2014.
Secretaries Kerry, Hagel Before Joint Panel Discussion at Munich Secur...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel are introduced for a joint panel discussion at the 50th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 1, 2014. [State De... Mehr
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with attendees after a...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with attendees after a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. Terrorists hijacked four passenger a... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers opening remarks during the...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers opening remarks during the preliminary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with CNN correspondent ...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, speaks with CNN correspondent Jim Sciutto during a live moderated session at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., Sept. 3, 2014. During the event, Hagel discusse... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets Saudi National Guard ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Mitib bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud as he arrives at the Pentagon to discuss matters of mutual importance, Nov. 21, 2014.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses airmen on Minot Air Force Base...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses airmen on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 14, 2014. Hagel is on a five-day trip visiting troops across the United States.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts a round-table discussion with...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosts a round-table discussion with defense ministers with the Association for South East Asian Nations in Honolulu, April 3, 2014. Hagel and the ministers discussed issues o... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Polish Defense Minister Tomasz ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak hold a press conference at the Pentagon, April 17, 2014, after meeting to discuss issues of mutual importance.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon lay a wreath at the grave of Theodor Herzl in Jerusalem, May 16, 2014. Hagel laid the wreath to commemorate Israeli Independence Day.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, talks with Charlie Rose, journali...
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, 201... Mehr
A view of the city is seen in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2014, as U.S....
A view of the city is seen in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2014, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visits.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Indian National S...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, second from right and Indian Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar,third from right at the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2014.The... Mehr
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel renders honors during a wreath-laying...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel renders honors during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014, to mark the anniversary of 9/11. Terrorists hijacked four passenger aircraft S... Mehr
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, foreground left, exchanges greetings...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, foreground left, exchanges greetings with President Barack Obama Sept. 11, 2014, before a ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., to mark the anniversary of 9/11. Terroris... Mehr
Secretary Kerry Speaks at Meeting He and Defense Secretary Hagel Conve...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, speaks at the outset of a meeting with an array of countries, about a unified response to the threat of ISIL, on the sidelines o... Mehr
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Army Ranger Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg is applauded by his father Craig Remsburg, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel during President Barack Obama's remarks at the 70th French-... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, meets with Spanish Defense...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, meets with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés Eulate, left foreground, as he attends meetings for NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Feb. 26, 2014.
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel makes remarks as he hosts a welcoming ceremony for newly installed Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work in the Pentagon Auditorium, June 6, 2014. Work took the oath of office du... Mehr
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on the Defense Department's fi...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert F. Hale, the department's c... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is escorted by Ahn Ho-young, South ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is escorted by Ahn Ho-young, South Korean ambassador to the United States, as he visits the South Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2014. Hagel later signed the con... Mehr
Defense leaders from NATO member nations, including U.S. Secretary of ...
Defense leaders from NATO member nations, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, meet during the 26th NATO summit in Newport, Wales, Sept. 4, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, discusses current defense issu...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, discusses current defense issues during a live interview with Jim Sciutto, the chief national security correspondent for CNN, at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, watches as Tunisian Defense ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, watches as Tunisian Defense Minister Ghazi Jeribi signs the guest book at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2014. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual importance.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, with Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work,...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, with Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, far right, and Navy leaders, announces a series of reforms to the nuclear enterprise during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington... Mehr
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Ambassador Samantha Power, th...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Ambassador Samantha Power, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, in his office at the Pentagon, Jan. 28, 2014.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel watches a live-fire demonstration behind...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel watches a live-fire demonstration behind a blast screen while touring a special operations command on Fort Bragg, N.C., April 23, 2014. Hagel traveled to Fort Bragg to visit milit... Mehr
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses the audience attending the Ass...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses the audience attending the Association of the United States Army Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., Oct. 15, 2014.
The Pentagon Channel films as U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pent...
The Pentagon Channel films as U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, steps up to the lectern to brief reporters in the press briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 27, 20... Mehr
U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Cox, center, briefs Secretary of Defense Chuck Ha...
U.S. Navy Capt. Bill Cox, center, briefs Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right, as he prepares to visit senior governmental officials in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 7, 2014.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, greets Spain's Minister of Defen...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, greets Spain's Minister of Defense Pedro Morenes as he arrives at the Pentagon to discuss matters of mutual importance, Oct. 17, 2014.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with senior military leaders as he...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with senior military leaders as he hosts a senior leadership council meeting at the Pentagon, Dec. 3, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a 9-11 commem...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Terrorists hijacked four passenger aircraft Sept. 11, 2001. Two of the a... Mehr
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, foreground left, talks with Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina while attending a military capabilities exhibition in Guatemala City with Perez and Guatemalan Defense M... Mehr
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (left) meets with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval (right) at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, Oct. 1, 2014. (DoD Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, has lunch with U.S. Airmen w...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center, has lunch with U.S. Airmen with the 319th Missile Squadron during a visit to a missile alert facility and launch control center near Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 9, 2014.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, third from left, and Chilean Defen...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, third from left, and Chilean Defense MInister Jorge Burgos, fourth from right, meet at the Pentagon, April 16, 2014. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual importance.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets sailors as he arrives on Naval Su...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets sailors as he arrives on Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., July 9, 2014. While on the submarine base, Hagel also toured the ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee and... Mehr
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with U.S. Air Force ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, speaks with U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, as he arrives in Stuttgart, Ge... Mehr
German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. Secret...
German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, right foreground, during the NATO summit in Newport, Wales, Sept. 5, 2014.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, poses for a photo with Iceland...
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, poses for a photo with Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., April 10, 2014.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee question Secretary of De...
Members of the House Appropriations Committee question Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left foreground, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right foreground, and Undersecr... Mehr
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, at lectern, delivers remarks as President Barack Obama, left, and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel stand by during a 9/11 commemoration c... Mehr
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From left, President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey participate in a ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept.... Mehr