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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group who have been participating in relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2012.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group who have been participating in relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2012.

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