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Panetta Arrives in Peru, Meets With Defense Leaders

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano Bellido, right, Peruvian Navy Adm. Jose E. Cueto Aservi, left, and U.S. Ambassador Rose Likins, far right, upon Panetta's arrival in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. Panetta is visiting counterparts in South America on a four-day trip to the region.

DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5 2012. He is meeting with defense leaders in Peru and Uruguay to strengthen partnerships with Western Hemisphere counterparts. He will also travel to Belgium, where he will participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers.

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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano Bellido, right, Peruvian Navy Adm. Jose E. Cueto Aservi, left, and U.S. Ambassador Rose Likins, far right, upon Panetta's arrival in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. Panetta is visiting counterparts in South America on a four-day trip to the region. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta boards an airplane on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 5, 2012, to begin a weeklong trip to Peru, Uruguay and Belgium. During the trip, Panetta will have the chance to strengthen partnerships with Western Hemisphere counterparts and participate in a meeting of NATO defense ministers. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks during the Center for Strategic and International Studies dinner and meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2012. Panetta served as keynote speaker.  DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Army  Sgt. Matthew Blanchett provides security during a mission in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2012. Blanchett is a member of the National Guard.  U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. The A-10’s capabilities allow it to conduct operations in locations in and out of front line combat.  U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Raymond Geoffroy
  • As seen through a night-vision device, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sam Enriquez, and his K-9 partner Kally, take part in night operations training during the Inter-service Advanced Skills K-9 course, at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., Sept. 25, 2012. Enriquez, a military working dog handler, is assigned to 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, stationed in Okinawa, Japan.  U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant
  • Navy sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island as the ship passes under the San Fransisco-Oakland Bay Bridge en route to San Francisco for San Francisco Fleet Week 2012, Oct 3, 2012. San Francisco Fleet Week is scheduled from Oct. 3-8. U.S. Navy photo by Chief John Lill
  • Navy Master Chief Fluvio Tamborini watches batting practice with his son before one of the last major league baseball games of the season between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park in San Diego, Sept  25, 2012. Tamborini is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan P. Idle
  • Maureen Murphy, ship sponsor for the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit Michael Murphy, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange with the ship's commanding officer, Cmdr. Thomas Shultz, and members of the crew in New York, Oct. 1. 2012. Maureen Murphy is the mother of Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael Murphy, for whom the ship is named. The ship and its crew are in New York preparing for the ship's commissioning ceremony Oct. 6. U .S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scorza

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