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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Leon E. Panetta, left center, hosts a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, and some of his senior advisors at the Pentagon, Oct. 12, 2011. U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy joined Panetta.

PANETTA MEETING

U.S. Defense Leon E. Panetta, left center, hosts a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, and some of his senior advisors at the Pentagon, Oct. 12, 2011. U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy joined Panetta.

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