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Panetta Explains DOD Role in Nation's Cyberdefense

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks about the Defense Department’s responsibility in cybersecurity during the Business Executives for National Security meeting in New York, Oct. 11, 2012.

DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta spelled out in detail the Defense Department’s responsibility in cybersecurity during a speech to the Business Executives for National Security meeting in New York, Oct. 11, 2012.

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta

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  • U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter delivers remarks to attendees of the North American Forum conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. 13, 2012. Founded in 2005, the forum is a group of U.S., Canadian and Mexican leaders, whose purpose is to advance a shared vision of North America, and to contribute to improved relations among the three neighbors. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, left, former U.S. Defense Secretary William J. Perry, center, and former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz, right, visit together following Carter's speech at the North American Forum conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. 13, 2012.  DOD Photo By Glenn Fawcett
  • Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of Naval Operations, former USS Davis crew members and members in the audience salute a wreath placed in front of the Lone Sailor statue at the U.S. Navy Memorial in honor of the crew who served aboard the Davis in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2012.  U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor
  • U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan Lee, foreground, provides security during a patrol in the Garmsir district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 7, 2012. Lee, a rifleman, is assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Contreras
  • U.S. Petty Officer 3rd Class Yonah Pike, left, and U.S. Seaman Jalil Jones help U.S. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah Angerman from an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter during a mock crash and salvage drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham while under way in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Oct. 8, 2012.  U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deven B. King
  • The USS Paul Hamilton leads the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a transit of the Andaman Sea, Oct. 12, 2012. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate
  • Navy Master Chief Susan A. Whitman, left,  meets Joan Hampton, a member of the WAVES. and one of the first women to join the Navy at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill., Oct. 05, 2012. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Whitman is the command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Liza Swart
  • Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager  and Air Force Capt David Vincent, taxi in under water jets after landing on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 14, 2012, following a commemorative flight to honor Yeager for breaking the sound barrier 65 years ago on this date. Yeager made the original flight in the Ball XS-1 rocket research plane named "Glamorous Glennis." Vincent is assigned to the 65th Agressor Squadron.  
 U.S. Army photo by Lawrence Crespo
  • Flames explode behind the Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18 Hornets during the night portion of the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 13, 2012. The wall of fire is the last event of the evening air show. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller

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