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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, during an Aug. 5, 2011, visit to the command's headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

PANETTA VISIT

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, during an Aug. 5, 2011, visit to the command's headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

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