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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Jordan's Brig. Gen. Hussein Al Zyoud, commander of Jordan's border guard security forces, after a meeting in Amman, Jordan, Feb. 5, 2013, to discuss Jordan's border security efforts during the ongoing civil conflict in neighboring Syria.

COMMANDER HANDSHAKE

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter shakes hands with Jordan's Brig. Gen. Hussein Al Zyoud, commander of Jordan's border guard security forces, after a meeting in Amman, Jordan, Feb. 5, 2013, to discuss Jordan's border security efforts during the ongoing civil conflict in neighboring Syria.

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