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Senate Armed Services Committee members hear testimony on counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant operations and Middle East strategy from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Hearing Testimony

Senate Armed Services Committee members hear testimony on counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant operations and Middle East strategy from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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