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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hugs Stephanie Carter, wife of Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, after she received the Defense Department's Distinguished Public Service award during Carter's farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2016. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hugs Stephanie Carter, wife of Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, after she received the Defense Department's Distinguished Public Service award during Carter's farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Jan. 9, 2016. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

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