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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Fred Krupp, left, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Carl Ferenbach, right, chairman of the its board of trustees, at the annual reception for the organization at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2012. Panetta thanked the organization for recognizing Defense Department efforts to make military bases and equipment more efficient and environmentally friendly.

ANNUAL RECEPTION

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Fred Krupp, left, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Carl Ferenbach, right, chairman of the its board of trustees, at the annual reception for the organization at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2012. Panetta thanked the organization for recognizing Defense Department efforts to make military bases and equipment more efficient and environmentally friendly.

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