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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with reporters as he departs from California after delivering keynote remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 7, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with reporters as he departs from California after delivering keynote remarks at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 7, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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