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Panetta Attends NATO Summit in Chicago

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, at the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012.

DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta met with his British counterpart and spoke with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, on the first day of the NATO summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012. The summit largely will be devoted to discussion of long-term support for Afghanistan.

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  • British Prime Minister David Cameron, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen observe a NATO color guard prior to a moment of silence honoring service members killed at wounded in Afghanistan at the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with British Chief of the Defense Staff, Gen. Sir David Richards at the NATO Summit in Chicago,May 20, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks at a CEO round table during the NATO summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with German Minister of Defense Thomas de Maizière at the NATO Summit in Chicago, May 20, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian into the Pentagon, May 19, 2012. Panetta and Le Drian met to discuss defense issues of mutual concern. DOD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos and his wife Bonnie escort Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta his wife Sylvia, along with their dog Bravo, down center walk during an evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington, May 18, 2012, in Washington D.C. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta thanks the director of the "Commandant's Own" Drum and Bugle Corps after an evening parade in the secretary's honor at Marine Barracks Washington May 18, 2012, in Washington D.C. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Marines fire ceremonial 40mm cannons during an evening parade in honor of Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at Marine Barracks Washington on May 18, 2012, in Washington D.C. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Army 1st Lt. Randal Krebs provides security as members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar staff conduct quality checks and speak to Afghan citizens as part of a patrol in Afghanistan's Kunar province, May 12, 2012. Krebs, a platoon leader, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar, security force element, and is deployed from Company A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Marasky
  • U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Shirly Polk, a member of the International Security Assistance Force headquarters volunteer community relations program, banters with Maria, 4, during a donation mission at the Mother Teresa orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2012. International Security Assistance Force photo by Maitre Christian Valverde, French Navy
  • A U.S. Naval Academy freshman, or plebe, carries his classmate during the academy's annual Sea Trials in Annapolis, Md., May 15, 2012. The endurance exercise for the academy's freshmen also serves as a leadership challenge for upper classmen, who direct each event. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexia Riveracorrea
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ebrima Jagne signals the distance of an ammunition load aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a replenishment-at-sea mission in the Pacific Ocean, May 15, 2012. The George Washington successfully completed a six-month, routine maintenance period and is now underway conducting sea trials. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Brian H. Abel
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Evan Kidd performs a magnetic particle inspection on bolts used on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 9, 2012. The inspection tests for fractures in the metal. Kidd is a non-destructive inspector with the 437th Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan
  • An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 17, 2012. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions . U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II
  • Army Staff Sgt. Janelle Flottmeyer holds her nephew during the welcome home ceremony for her unit at Riggs High School in Pierre, S.D., May 12, 2012. Flottmeyer is assigned to the 200th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard. The unit completed a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Anthony Deiss

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