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Question Session

Defense Secretary Ash Carter hosts a question-and-answer session with service members on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Nov. 6. Carter fielded several questions from the audience on topics ranging from budget cuts to the U.S. military's commitment in the Pacific. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle J. Richardson

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