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Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaer greets U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives at 1 German Netherlands Corps, a multinational high readiness corps headquarters based in Munster, Germany, June 22, 2015.

Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaer greets U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives at 1 German Netherlands Corps, a multinational high readiness corps headquarters based in Munster, Germany, June 22, 2015.

Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaer greets U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter as he arrives at 1 German Netherlands Corps, a multinational high readiness corps headquarters based in Munster, Germany, June 22, 2015.

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