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Defense Secretary Ash Carter holds up a challenge coin he received from Navy Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III, right, president of the U.S. Naval War College, after participating in a moderated discussion at the college while visiting the campus in Newport, R.I., May 25, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Challenge Coin

Defense Secretary Ash Carter holds up a challenge coin he received from Navy Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III, right, president of the U.S. Naval War College, after participating in a moderated discussion at the college while visiting the campus in Newport, R.I., May 25, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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