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- Thanks for joining us.

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I'm Corporal Paul Williams.

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Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter,

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continues his tour in the Indo-Asia-Pacific

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at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo

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where he met with Japan's Minister of Defense,

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Tomomi Inada, for the second time.

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Staff Sergeant Mariko Frazee is there with more.

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^- Thank you Corporal Williams.

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^I'm here at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo

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^where Defense Secretary, Ash Carter,

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^marked a second visit with Japan's

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Ministry of Defense, Tomomi Inada.

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The two discussed regional security challenges

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to include North Korean provocations

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as well as ways to continue strengthening

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the decades old U.S.-Japan alliance.

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- And today, our alliance,

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which we see as the cornerstone

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of regional stability has never been stronger

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or more capable of contributing to security

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throughout the region and beyond.

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- A joint search for marine F/A-18 pilot

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is currently underway in Okinawa.

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The bilateral search and rescue

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involves the U.S. military working closely

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with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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and Japan Air Self Defense Force.

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We will continue to provide more details

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as they become available.

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Over in the southeast,

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Anderson Air Force Base, Guam,

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is helping Santa out for the holidays.

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More than 200 volunteers,

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consisting of U.S., Japanese,

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Australian forces, and civilians

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get busy packing for this year's

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Operation Christmas Drop.

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^- It's hard to believe that 11 months

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^has all led to an hour of packing,

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^but literally between probably close

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to 30 to 40,000 pounds of clothes,

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rice, fish hooks,

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all put into an hour of work.

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It's just hard to believe,

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but if you look at all this behind you,

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that's hard work of $51,000 fundraised this year

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between both the private org

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and between navy and coast guard

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and then also, you gotta factor in the Aussies

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and (mumbles) that are also here.

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^- That does it for this news break.

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^Thanks for watching.

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