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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has a departure meeting with Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012. Panetta visited with defense counterparts in Beijing before traveling to Auckland, New Zealand, during a weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has a departure meeting with Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012. Panetta visited with defense counterparts in Beijing before traveling to Auckland, New Zealand, during a weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has a departure meeting with Chinese Air Force Gen. Ma Xiaotian, the Chinese army's deputy chief of general staff, in Beijing, Sept. 20, 2012. Panetta visited with defense counterparts in Beijing before traveling to Auckland, New Zealand, during a weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region.

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