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June 30, in Washington, DC Department of Defense (Pentagon) Defense Secretary Robert Gates held a departure ceremony. U.S. Secretary of Defense new office on July 1, becoming the first 23 defense in U.S. history. Panetta's team a few minutes beats headphoneslater than scheduled the day arrived at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. He then entered the Pentagon alone, portable briefcase. His senior military assistant, Lieutenant John Kelly greeted at the door. Panetta was sworn in the morning, becoming the first 23 secretary of defense in U.S. history, but also from the Democratic Party since 1997, first secretary of defense. He wrote the first U.S. military briefing, said: "As your leader, Imonster beats guarantee our country will continue to have training in the most well-established, the assembly of the finest and most powerful army." Panetta 1960s served in the Army briefly, but never seek employment in the Department of Defense. He joined Republican politics beginning in 1971 into the Democratic Party. U.S. President Barack Obama in April this year to adjust the national security team, nominated to succeed when he was CIA director Robert Gates as secretary of defense Panetta. In terms of scale, perspective, or from the consumption perspective, beats by drethe CIA and Defense Department are not comparable. Panetta after he took office a lot of challenges naturally. Can the U.S. war in Iraq and Afghanistan, two successful "getting away" is one of them. His July 1, said: "Our country at war and we must defeat the enemy and we will continue our efforts to dismantle and ultimately defeat al Qaeda." In addition to troops stationed overseas, the Panetta surely in many domestic beats studiotroubles. According to age at the time considered as defense minister, now 73 years old Panetta be the oldest. Some speculate that Panetta served as secretary of defense to Obama may be the end of the current term. Social relations at American University Professor Gordon Adams, said: "The president is facing a severe budget crisis, so when Panetta took office July 1, a new post, he will find himself in a lot of budget negotiations beats proamong the defense budget, including . "(Xinhua News Agency for the morning newspaper feature articles)