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President Barack Obama, right, briefs the press with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, at the Pentagon, Jan. 5, 2012. Obama, Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered remarks on a defense strategy for the Defense Department going forward. Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stand behind Panetta and Obama.

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President Barack Obama, right, briefs the press with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, at the Pentagon, Jan. 5, 2012. Obama, Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered remarks on a defense strategy for the Defense Department going forward. Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno stand behind Panetta and Obama.

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