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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, meets with Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide, right foreground, at the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2012. Panetta and Eide met to discuss bilateral defense issues. U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Panetta.

DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center, meets with Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide, right foreground, at the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2012. Panetta and Eide met to discuss bilateral defense issues. U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Panetta.

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