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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commanding general of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, greets Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30, 2012. Panetta will take a hovercraft to board the USS Peleliu as part of his visit. He will speak to the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force and observe flight operations.

PENDLETON VISIT

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commanding general of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, greets Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 30, 2012. Panetta will take a hovercraft to board the USS Peleliu as part of his visit. He will speak to the Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force and observe flight operations.

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