Michael L. Rhodes, director of Administration and Management, speaks to the audience during a farewell ceremony in honor of outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at the center courtyard at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2013. Panetta, whose public service career spanned four decades and included stints as a lawmaker, White House chief of staff and CIA director, oversaw the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform and opened combat roles to women. (U.S. Army photo by Eboni Everson-Myart/Released)