Panetta Meets With Defense Leaders in Peru

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrives in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. Panetta is on a four-day trip to the region, visiting counterparts in Peru and Uruguay. Upon departing South America, he will go to Brussels, Belgium, where he will attend a meeting of NATO officials. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • 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 to enhance defense cooperation. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, shakes hands with Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano Bellido upon arrival in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens to Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano Bellido greet the press upon Panetta's arrival in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Peruvian Minister of Defense Pedro Cateriano Bellido speaks to the press upon U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta's arrival in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses the press in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks with Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and U.S. Ambassador Rose M. Likins, left, meet with Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, meets with Peruvian Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano Bellido, far right, in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo