US Defense Secretary Panetta Flies To Asia To Discuss Emerging Threats

DEPARTING WAVE
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta boards a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Md., before departing to visit with defense leaders and U.S. troops stationed in the Asia-Pacific region, Oct. 21, 2011. Panetta will be visiting Indonesia, Japan and South Korea on his first visit to Asia as head of the department. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

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WASHINGTON — Leon Panetta is making his first trip to Asia as defense secretary. He will visit Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.

Panetta departs Friday and stops first in Bali, Indonesia, to attend a meeting Sunday of defense ministers f [...]

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