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Sec. of Defense Ash Carter delivers final Pentagon remarks

Posted at 11:05 AM, Jan 18, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-18 11:21:26-05

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter provided final remarks from the Pentagon on Wednesday.

Carter has served as Secretary of Defense since 2015. He was nominated by President Obama to succeed Chuck Hagel after Hagel announced his resignation in November, 2014.

President-elect Trump has nominated retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense.