Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, left, presents Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak with a framed photograph from his visit to one of Israel's Iron Dome sites in August of 2012 during a joint press conference in the Pentagon on Nov. 29, 2012. Panetta and Barack met earlier to meet to discuss national and regional security items of interest to both nations. Panetta awarded Barack the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service before taking questions from the press.