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Official Leaders Meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Australian defense leaders during the 2015 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations in Boston, Oct. 12, 2015. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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