U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta Visits Afghanistan

INCIRLIK, TURKEY - DECEMBER 14: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (R) greets 10th Tanker Base Commander Brig. Gen Serdar Gulbas (C) and Col. Christopher E. Craige (L) Commander of the 39th Air Base Wing, at Incirlik Air Base on December 14, 2012 in Incirlik, Turkey. Following the US Defense Secretary's meeting with Afghan president Hamid Karzai and top Afghan officials during his three-day visit to Afghanistan, Secretary Panetta met with US troops and commanders, as the US looks towards a decision on troop numbers once the US-led coalition ends in late 2014. (Photo by Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images)