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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Kelly, the secretary’s senior military advisor, greets Defense Secretary-designate Leon E. Panetta as he arrives at the Pentagon, July 1, 2011.

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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Kelly, the secretary’s senior military advisor, greets Defense Secretary-designate Leon E. Panetta as he arrives at the Pentagon, July 1, 2011.

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