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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Reginald Maxwell escorts U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter to a troop event near Amman, Jordan, Feb. 5, 2013. Maxwell is assigned to U.S. Army Central Command.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Reginald Maxwell escorts U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter to a troop event near Amman, Jordan, Feb. 5, 2013. Maxwell is assigned to U.S. Army Central Command.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Reginald Maxwell escorts U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter to a troop event near Amman, Jordan, Feb. 5, 2013. Maxwell is assigned to U.S. Army Central Command.

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