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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, second from left, and Australian Minister of Defense Stephen Smith, far left, at the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations at the Presidio in San Francisco, Sept. 15, 2011. The leaders will discuss defense issues and mark the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty, signed in 1951 by Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIONS

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, second from left, and Australian Minister of Defense Stephen Smith, far left, at the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations at the Presidio in San Francisco, Sept. 15, 2011. The leaders will discuss defense issues and mark the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty, signed in 1951 by Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

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