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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, front row, second from right, speaks with the senior enlisted members of the military during the 2016 Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

Enlisted Leader Council

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, front row, second from right, speaks with the senior enlisted members of the military during the 2016 Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2016. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith

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