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One of the pilots of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft straps Defense Secretary Ash Carter into his seat before taking off to get a bird’s-eye view of the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

One of the pilots of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft straps Defense Secretary Ash Carter into his seat before taking off to get a bird’s-eye view of the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

One of the pilots of an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft straps Defense Secretary Ash Carter into his seat before taking off to get a bird’s-eye view of the Strait of Malacca off the coast of Singapore, May 29, 2015. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

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