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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shakes hands with Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, the senior military adviser to the defense secretary, during his visit to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30, 2012. Panetta will board a hovercraft to visit the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force aboard the USS Peleliu, which is currently operating off the coast of California.

PENDLETON ARRIVAL

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta shakes hands with Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, the senior military adviser to the defense secretary, during his visit to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30, 2012. Panetta will board a hovercraft to visit the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force aboard the USS Peleliu, which is currently operating off the coast of California.

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