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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Italian Minister of Defense Giampaolo Di Paola (center) listens to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during a meeting in the Pentagon on April 30, 2012.

Italian Minister of Defense Di Paola listens to Secretary Panetta during a meeting.

Italian Minister of Defense Giampaolo Di Paola (center) listens to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during a meeting in the Pentagon on April 30, 2012.

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