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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta meets with Malaysian Minister of Defense Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2, 2012. Panetta is attending the Shangri-La Dialogue and will also hold a series of bilateral and trilateral meetings with Asian allies while there. The conference is part of Panetta's ten-day trip to the Asia-Pacific to meet with defense counterparts.

Secretary Panetta meets with Malaysian Minister of Defense Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta meets with Malaysian Minister of Defense Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2, 2012. Panetta is attending the Shangri-La Dialogue and will also hold a series of bilateral and trilateral meetings with Asian allies while there. The conference is part of Panetta's ten-day trip to the Asia-Pacific to meet with defense counterparts.

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