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Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks at the State Department’s Global Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015. Carter called for a “full-court press” within government to tackle the pressing national security issues of the day.

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks at the State Department’s Global Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015. Carter called for a “full-court press” within government to tackle the pressing national security issues of the day.

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