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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (left) meets with Afghan Interior Minister Ghulam Mujtaba Patang at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Mr. Hagel is on his first official trip since being sworn in as defense secretary. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to members of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division at Jalalabad Airfield in eastern Afghanistan, Saturday, March 9, 2013. It is Hagel's first official trip since being sworn-in as President Barack Obama's defense secretary. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak walk together into the Pentagon as Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Barak to the Pentagon, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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** FILE ** New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks March 1, 2013, at a news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is seen as someone who is “totally beholden to the White House” unlike the man he replaced this week, Leon E. Panetta. Mr. Hagel is seen saluting Marine Corp. Lt. Gen. Tom Waldheuser as he arrives at the Pentagon to be sworn-in. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, after being sworn in. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies Jan. 31, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)