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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, talk with Brig. Gen. Leong Kum Wah, Singapore's defense attache, upon their arrival at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, May 28, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, talk with Brig. Gen. Leong Kum Wah, Singapore's defense attache, upon their arrival at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, May 28, 2015.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, talk with Brig. Gen. Leong Kum Wah, Singapore's defense attache, upon their arrival at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, May 28, 2015.

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