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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter thanks Navy Rear Adm. Paul J. Bushong, commander of Joint Region Marianas, after receiving an aerial tour of Guam, July 20, 2012. Carter stopped in Guam in the midst of a 10-day Asia-Pacific tour meeting with leaders in Hawaii, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea.

AERIAL TOUR

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter thanks Navy Rear Adm. Paul J. Bushong, commander of Joint Region Marianas, after receiving an aerial tour of Guam, July 20, 2012. Carter stopped in Guam in the midst of a 10-day Asia-Pacific tour meeting with leaders in Hawaii, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea.

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