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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter addresses several hundred troops as he visits Joint Base Charleston for briefings on space and naval warfare systems in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter addresses several hundred troops as he visits Joint Base Charleston for briefings on space and naval warfare systems in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012.

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