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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta addresses the audience of ambassadors at the State of the Administration Speakers Series at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2012.

Secretary Panetta addresses the audience at the State of the Administration Speakers Series

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta addresses the audience of ambassadors at the State of the Administration Speakers Series at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2012.

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