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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta conducts a press conference with reporters aboard a U.S. Air Force E-4B aircraft on his way to visit with defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta discussed the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, NATO operations in Libya, and the importance of U.S. alliances with Indonesia, Japan and South Korea. Panetta issued a statement on Iraq as well.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta conducts a press conference with reporters aboard a U.S. Air Force E-4B aircraft on his way to visit with defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta discussed the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, NATO operations in Libya, and the importance of U.S. alliances with Indonesia, Japan and South Korea. Panetta issued a statement on Iraq as well.

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