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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, and his wife, Sylvia, speak with comedian Jay Leno at a car auction in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 18, 2012. Panetta and Leno, along with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, attended Leno's auction of his Fiat 500 Prima Edizione car to benefit the Fisher House Foundation.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, and his wife, Sylvia, speak with comedian Jay Leno at a car auction in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 18, 2012. Panetta and Leno, along with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, attended Leno's auction of his Fiat 500 Prima Edizione car to benefit the Fisher House Foundation.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, and his wife, Sylvia, speak with comedian Jay Leno at a car auction in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 18, 2012. Panetta and Leno, along with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, attended Leno's auction of his Fiat 500 Prima Edizione car to benefit the Fisher House Foundation.

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