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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter speaks with Spanish navy Rear Adm. Javier Romero after delivering remarks to the Defense Attaché Association at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Romero is the association's dean.

CARTER CONVERSATION

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter speaks with Spanish navy Rear Adm. Javier Romero after delivering remarks to the Defense Attaché Association at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2012. Romero is the association's dean.

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