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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks at Spain's Center for Advanced Studies of National Defense in Madrid, Oct. 5, 2015. Carter is on a five-day trip to Europe to attend the NATO Defense Ministerial Conference in Brussels, Belgium, and meet with counterparts in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

Carter Remarks

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks at Spain's Center for Advanced Studies of National Defense in Madrid, Oct. 5, 2015. Carter is on a five-day trip to Europe to attend the NATO Defense Ministerial Conference in Brussels, Belgium, and meet with counterparts in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

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