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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta greets Army Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, second from right, as he arrives on Fort Bliss to visit troops and local dignitaries during a two-day stop near El Paso, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012. Pittard is the commanding general of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta greets Army Maj. Gen. Dana J.H. Pittard, second from right, as he arrives on Fort Bliss to visit troops and local dignitaries during a two-day stop near El Paso, Texas, Jan. 12, 2012. Pittard is the commanding general of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss.

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