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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, foreground left, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr, foreground center, during the Australia-U.S. ministerial consultations in Perth, Australia, on Nov. 14, 2012.

Secretary Panetta meets with Australian Ministers Smith and Carr

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith, foreground left, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr, foreground center, during the Australia-U.S. ministerial consultations in Perth, Australia, on Nov. 14, 2012.

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