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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta boards a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Md., before departing to visit defense leaders and U.S. troops in the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to travel to Indonesia, Japan and South Korea on his first visit to Asia as defense secretary.

DEPARTING WAVE

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta boards a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Md., before departing to visit defense leaders and U.S. troops in the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta is scheduled to travel to Indonesia, Japan and South Korea on his first visit to Asia as defense secretary.

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