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Carter visits USAFRICOM Headquarters

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks during a troop event at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. Carter is completing an 11-day trip that included stops in Hawaii, Singapore, Vietnam, India and Germany. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett

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