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Obama Discusses U.S. Counterterrorism Measures

President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Defense University on Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013

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President Barack Obama took a broad view of how U.S. counterterrorism measures have evolved and how the U.S. can defend itself yet maintain core beliefs during a speech at the National Defense University on Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. Obama also vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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  • Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Tucker, left, and his son, Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Tucker, right, begin the process of clearing out debris from the son's home in Moore, Okla., May 22, 2013. The house was severely damaged after a devastating tornado killed dozens of people in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.  U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Daniel Nelson
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  • U.S. Marines conduct a combat logistics patrol to Forward Operating Base Shukvani in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 19, 2013. The Marines, assigned to Rolling Thunder 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conducted the logistics patrol to deliver supplies in support of Regimental Combat Team 7 and base realignment and closure operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Nelson drills holes in a wall during a project to support Combined Special Operations Task Force 10 on Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2013. Nelson, a builder, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Meritt Phillips
  • Army Sgt. Andrew French fires his M4 carbine during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition on Camp Bullis, Texas, May 13, 2013. French is assigned to the 512th Geospatial Engineering Detachment on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The U.S. Army Installation Management Command hosted the competition. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny
  • Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Dipietro navigates an obstacle course during the 2013 U.S. Army South Best Warrior Competition on Camp Bullis, Texas, May 15, 2013. Dipietro is assigned to the 525th Military Police Battalion at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny
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