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President Barack Obama walks with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to a press briefing at the Pentagon, Jan. 5, 2012. Obama and Panetta delivered remarks on a defense strategy for the Defense Department going forward. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, members of the Joint Chiefs and service secretaries joined them.

President Barack Obama walks with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to a press briefing at the Pentagon, Jan. 5, 2012. Obama and Panetta delivered remarks on a defense strategy for the Defense Department going forward. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, members of the Joint Chiefs and service secretaries joined them.

President Barack Obama walks with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to a press briefing at the Pentagon, Jan. 5, 2012. Obama and Panetta delivered remarks on a defense strategy for the Defense Department going forward. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, members of the Joint Chiefs and service secretaries joined them.

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