U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo before the start of the Security Consultative Meeting reception in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2015. Carter is on an eight-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region to meet with leaders from more than a dozen nations across East Asia and South Asia to help advance the next phase of the U.S. military’s rebalance in the region. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz