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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Maybus speak with Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Ponce and Cmdr. Barry Barrows during a visit to the USS Makin Island in San Diego, Sept. 27, 2012.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Maybus speak with Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Ponce and Cmdr. Barry Barrows during a visit to the USS Makin Island in San Diego, Sept. 27, 2012.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Navy Secretary Ray Maybus speak with Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Ponce and Cmdr. Barry Barrows during a visit to the USS Makin Island in San Diego, Sept. 27, 2012.

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