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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left, Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Mexican Navy Secretary Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pose for a portrait before trilateral meetings in Ottawa, Ontario, March 27, 2012. The city of Ottawa and the Canadian Parlaiment span the background.

From left, Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Mexican Navy Secretary Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pose for a portrait before trilateral meetings in Ottawa, Ontario, March 27, 2012. The city of Ottawa and the Canadian Parlaiment span the background.

From left, Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Mexican Navy Secretary Adm. Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pose for a portrait before trilateral meetings in Ottawa, Ontario, March 27, 2012. The city of Ottawa and the Canadian Parlaiment span the background.

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