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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, walks with Canadian Defense Minister Peter G. MacKay during the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012.

CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, walks with Canadian Defense Minister Peter G. MacKay during the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012.

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