BASE BRIEF Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta receives a brief on Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Jan. 20, 2012. Panetta toured several facilities related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is in its test phases on the base. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.05 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 389446-V-TOW30-981.jpg Photo Gallery