US Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks to pilots assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 during a visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise January 21, 2012 sailing the Atlantic.

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US Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks to pilots assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 during a visit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise January 21, 2012 sailing the Atlantic. The Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.

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Location: USS Enterprise, Atlantic Ocean
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