03/31/2012
PELELIU RE-UP
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta re-enlists sailors and Marines on board the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, March 30, 2012. Panetta visited Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force, who are embarked aboard the ship, which is operating off the coast of California.
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
PIPED ABOARD
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is piped aboard the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, March 30, 2012. Panetta visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
LANDING SEQUENCE
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta receives instructions on the landing sequence while viewing the flight deck on board the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, March 30, 2012.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
SHIP ADDRESS
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses sailors and Marines on board the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, March 30, 2012. The secretary visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
MEDAL HONOR
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pins a medal to a sailor's uniform during his visit to the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, March 30, 2012. The secretary visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
BRIDGE VISIT
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits sailors on the bridge of the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, March 30, 2012. The secretary visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
SAFE LANDING
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta watches as an AV-8B lands on board the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, March 30, 2012. The secretary visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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03/30/2012
THUMBS UP
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta gives the thumbs up during his launch sequence of an AV-8B Harrier Jet on board the USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, March 30, 2012. Panetta visited Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Force, who are embarked aboard the ship, which is operating off the coast of California. The secretary visited several areas on board the ship as well as also viewing flight operations on deck.
DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
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