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Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Global Chiefs of Mission conference

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2015.

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