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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter addresses employees at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Headquarters during a visit to Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012.

Deputy Secretary Carter addresses employees at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter addresses employees at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Headquarters during a visit to Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., June 18, 2012.

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