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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right) and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter meet with Italian Minister of Defense Giampaolo Di Paola in the Pentagon on April 30, 2012.

Secretary Panetta and Deputy Secretary Carter meet with the Italian Minister of Defense

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right) and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter meet with Italian Minister of Defense Giampaolo Di Paola in the Pentagon on April 30, 2012.

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