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Secretary Announces FY13 Budget Priorities

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press on major budget decisions stemming from the defense strategic guidance at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012.

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

Spending priorities in the fiscal 2013 defense budget request call for reductions in the end strength of the Army and Marine Corps, an increase in special operations forces and maintaining the number of big-deck carriers, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during a Pentagon press briefing, Jan. 26, 2012.

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  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz briefs the press about Air Force strategic choices and budget priorities at the Pentagon, Jan. 27, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz briefs the press about Air Force strategic choices and budget priorities at the Pentagon, Jan. 27, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno briefs the press at the Pentagon, Jan. 27, 2012. Odierno discussed the impact of the Defense Department's strategic guidance on the Army. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno briefs the press at the Pentagon, Jan. 27, 2012. Odierno discussed the impact of the Defense Department's strategic guidance on the Army. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • President Barack Obama holds a press conference on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., Jan. 26, 2012, to praise the military's efforts as being leaders in energy conservation.  U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press on major budget decisions stemming from the defense strategic guidance at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefs the press on major budget decisions stemming from the defense strategic guidance at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses the audience at the 27th annual ceremony to honor what he described as the "lasting impact" of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles speaks about the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated during the 27th annual ceremony to honor King at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012 DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • Michael L. Rhodes, Defense Department director of administration and management, right, presents Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles with a commemorative plaque after speaking at the 27th annual ceremony to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012.  DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and and keynote speaker Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles depart after both men spoke at the 27th annual ceremony to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Christian Aleman helps an elder seeking medical treatment during a combat patrol in Khowst province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2012. Aleman is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Spartan Steel. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hill, left, directs villagers to his Mi-17 helicopter in Shewa village in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Jan. 24, 2012. Hill is an Mi-17 helicopter engineer assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo

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