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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens to a question from an airman on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 13, 2012. The stop was part of Panetta's four-day trip to visit troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Turkey.

TAKING QUESTIONS

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens to a question from an airman on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 13, 2012. The stop was part of Panetta's four-day trip to visit troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Turkey.

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