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Defense Secretary Ash Carter walks with Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and Adm. Vidal Francisco Soberon Sanz, Mexico’s navy secretary, after the change-of-command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 13, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Walking at Peterson

Defense Secretary Ash Carter walks with Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda and Adm. Vidal Francisco Soberon Sanz, Mexico’s navy secretary, after the change-of-command ceremony for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 13, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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