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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta testifies before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense concerning the fiscal year 2013 budget at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2012.

Secretary Panetta testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta testifies before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense concerning the fiscal year 2013 budget at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2012.

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