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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts Lt. Gen. Mashal al-Zaben, Jordan's chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Jordan’s Lt. Gen. Prince Feisal bin al Hussein, back center, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2012.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts Lt. Gen. Mashal al-Zaben, Jordan's chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, and Jordan’s Lt. Gen. Prince Feisal bin al Hussein, back center, through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Feb. 23, 2012.

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