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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, accompanies U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, right, and Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, far right, on the way to a morning brief on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino, Italy, Oct. 7, 2011. Panetta is visiting Naples to receive a NATO briefing and to visit U.S. troops.

MORNING BRIEF

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, accompanies U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear III, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, right, and Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, far right, on the way to a morning brief on Naval Support Activity Naples Capodichino, Italy, Oct. 7, 2011. Panetta is visiting Naples to receive a NATO briefing and to visit U.S. troops.

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