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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, attends an honor guard ceremony with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2015. Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the future force and the rebalance to the Pacific.

HONOR CEREMONY

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, attends an honor guard ceremony with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2015. Carter is on a visit to the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility to make observations for the future force and the rebalance to the Pacific.

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