U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta Visits Bangkok, Meets With Leaders

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Kristie A. Kenney, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, and Thai Gen. Prasobchai Kasemsant, Thailand's deputy permanent defense secretary, greet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta upon his arrival in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta presents Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat with a statue after a meeting in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta tours the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, tours the Grand Palace with Thai military staff members and Kristie A. Kenney, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, tours the Grand Palace with Thai military staff members and Kristie A. Kenney, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, tours the Grand Palace with Thai military staff members and Kristie A. Kenney, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat inspect the honor guard in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta inspects the honor guard in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat sign a joint vision statement in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat sign a joint vision statement in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Thai Defense Minister Sukampol Suwannathat hold a press conference in Bangkok, Nov. 15, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo