120120-D-BW835-003 PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Jan. 20, 2012) Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is shown the Joint Strike Fighter Manned Flight Simulator by Lieutenant Colonel (USMC) Fed "Tinman" Schenk at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Secretary Panetta toured several facilities related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter which is in its test phases at Pax River. (DoD Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released) US Navy 120120-D-BW835-003 Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is shown the Joint Strike Fighter Manned Flight Simulator

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