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Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, XVIII Airborne Corps command sergeant major, at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Army Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, XVIII Airborne Corps command sergeant major, at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 27, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

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