Panetta, in Historic Vietnam Visit, Sees ‘Tremendous Potential Here’ for U.S. Naval Forces

A day after announcing that that U.S. eventually will have a larger proportion of its Navy vessels in the Asia-Pacific region than in the Atlantic, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta took that message Sunday to Vietnam, a former enemy the U.S. hopes will play a role in a new strategy centered on leaner and more agile deployments. Read