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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly and Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, are all briefed by Command Sgt. Maj. William B. Zaiser before U.S. Southern Command's change-of- command ceremony in Miami, Jan. 14, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

Leaders Briefed

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly and Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, are all briefed by Command Sgt. Maj. William B. Zaiser before U.S. Southern Command's change-of- command ceremony in Miami, Jan. 14, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

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