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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta answers questions at a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 18, 2012. Panetta introduced Air Force Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, and emphasized efforts to prevent sexual assaults in the department.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta answers questions at a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 18, 2012. Panetta introduced Air Force Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, and emphasized efforts to prevent sexual assaults in the department.

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