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Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister, center, commander of the 10th Mountain Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ray Lewis, right, welcome Defense Secretary Ash Carter to Fort Drum, N.Y., March 30, 2015. Carter spoke with soldiers and military family members at Fort Drum about the force of the future, and how the military can retain its best people and their battle-tested skills.

Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister, center, commander of the 10th Mountain Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ray Lewis, right, welcome Defense Secretary Ash Carter to Fort Drum, N.Y., March 30, 2015. Carter spoke with soldiers and military family members at Fort Drum about the force of the future, and how the military can retain its best people and their battle-tested skills.

Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Bannister, center, commander of the 10th Mountain Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ray Lewis, right, welcome Defense Secretary Ash Carter to Fort Drum, N.Y., March 30, 2015. Carter spoke with soldiers and military family members at Fort Drum about the force of the future, and how the military can retain its best people and their battle-tested skills.

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