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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Pamela Spratlen and U.S. Air Force Col. James Jacobson, commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Manas Air Force Base, July 9, 2011.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Pamela Spratlen and U.S. Air Force Col. James Jacobson, commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Manas Air Force Base, July 9, 2011.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Pamela Spratlen and U.S. Air Force Col. James Jacobson, commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Manas Air Force Base, July 9, 2011.

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