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Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak shakes hands with U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a meeting at the Pentagon, July 25, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosted a meeting of defense leaders to discuss issues of mutual concern.

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Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak shakes hands with U.S. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before a meeting at the Pentagon, July 25, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta hosted a meeting of defense leaders to discuss issues of mutual concern.

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