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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter meet with representatives of the aerospace industry to discuss the impact of impending budget cuts on the department at the Aerospace Industries Association in Arlington, Va., Jan. 20, 2012.

AEROSPACE MEETING

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter meet with representatives of the aerospace industry to discuss the impact of impending budget cuts on the department at the Aerospace Industries Association in Arlington, Va., Jan. 20, 2012.

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