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Panetta Calls Kuwait Important U.S. Partner

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets Kuwaiti military members upon his arrival in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012.

DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

On his first official visit to Kuwait, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the nation is an important partner with a longstanding U.S. bilateral defense partnership. Panetta arrived in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012.

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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Kuwaiti leader before a meeting with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012.  DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets Kuwaiti military members upon his arrival in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta conducts a press conference during a flight en route to Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2012.  DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Coalition force members maintain security during a meeting with Afghan local and national policemen regarding self-sustainment of the police forces in Afghanistan's Farah province, Dec. 3, 2012.  U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • Afghan local and national policemen talk with coalition force members during a meeting to discuss self-sustainment of the police forces in Afghanistan's Farah province, Dec. 3, 2012.  U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
  • U.S. Army Capt. Shawn Basinger trains local Afghans in veterinary skills in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2012. Basinger, a veterinarian, is assigned to the 438th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services.  U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
  • Quade "Quake" Milum, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, dunks the ball during an exhibition game on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 7, 2012.  U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer  2nd Class Kenneth Abbate

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