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