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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi meets with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Egyptian Ministry of Defense headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 4, 2011. Panetta is traveling in the Middle East to meet with key allies in the region to discuss a variety of defense related issues.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi meets with Secretary Panetta at the Egyptian Ministry of Defense

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi meets with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the Egyptian Ministry of Defense headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 4, 2011. Panetta is traveling in the Middle East to meet with key allies in the region to discuss a variety of defense related issues.

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