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Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on the Defense Department's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget during a posture hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee as Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2016. DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

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