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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Japan's Senior Vice Defense Minister Akinori Eto on Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2013. The two leaders discussed the continued close relationship of U.S. forces and Japan's military as well the ongoing realignment of U.S. Forces toward the Asia-Pacific region.

YOKOTA MEETING

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with Japan's Senior Vice Defense Minister Akinori Eto on Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2013. The two leaders discussed the continued close relationship of U.S. forces and Japan's military as well the ongoing realignment of U.S. Forces toward the Asia-Pacific region.

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