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As a Black Hawk helicopter hovers overhead, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis, right, during a visit to forward operating bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.

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As a Black Hawk helicopter hovers overhead, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Lewis, right, during a visit to forward operating bases in Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Lewis is the deputy commanding general for support for Regional Command East.

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