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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending two days of meetings with defense counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 22, 2013. Discussions focused on the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after attending two days of meetings with defense counterparts at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 22, 2013. Discussions focused on the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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