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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, and David W. Tucker, chief operating officer of Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, tours a Lockheed plant that manufactures parts for the C-130 Hercules in Hyderabad, India, July 24, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia Pacific trip to meet with partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan Thailand, India and South Korea.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, right, and David W. Tucker, chief operating officer of Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, tours a Lockheed plant that manufactures parts for the C-130 Hercules in Hyderabad, India, July 24, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia Pacific trip to meet with partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan Thailand, India and South Korea.

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