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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, escorts Serbia's Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vucic through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Dec. 7, 2012. Panetta and Vucic will meet to discuss national and regional security items of interest to both nations.

Secretary Panetta escorts Serbia's Minister of Defense Vucic through an honor cordon

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, escorts Serbia's Minister of Defense Aleksandar Vucic through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon on Dec. 7, 2012. Panetta and Vucic will meet to discuss national and regional security items of interest to both nations.

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