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Defense Testifying

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on national security challenges and ongoing military operations at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 22, 2016.

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