Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel waves goodbye as he boards an aircraft to depart Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 5, 2014, to travel to Afghanistan.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
Taken on 5 December 2014
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