U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter shares a light moment with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss matters of mutual importance during the group's Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 3, 2015. Carter plans 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 by modernizing longtime alliances and building new partnerships. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz