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Panetta: Pacific Region “Top Priority” for U.S. Military

HeadlineOct 24, 2011

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is in Indonesia on his first trip to Asia since taking over at the Pentagon. Speaking at a meeting with regional counterparts, Panetta vowed to maintain the U.S. military deployment of 85,000 troops in East Asia, calling the Pacific a “top priority.”

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