Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Pentagon on the steps of the Pentagon. Mr. Ki-moon's visit to the Pentagon comes on the heels of a U.N. Security Council unanimous approval to maintain a 12,000-strong peace keeping force for the Central African Republic. Maggie Ybarra/The Washington Times
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