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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, exchanges greetings with Navy Rear Adm. Ronald A. Boxall upon arriving with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin aboard the USS John C. Stennis to tour the aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, April 15, 2016. Boxall is commander of Carrier Strike Group 3. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Stennis Greeting

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, exchanges greetings with Navy Rear Adm. Ronald A. Boxall upon arriving with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin aboard the USS John C. Stennis to tour the aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, April 15, 2016. Boxall is commander of Carrier Strike Group 3. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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