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Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, answers questions from reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon, July 29, 2014. Locklear discussed recent provocative gestures by the North Koreans in the Asia-Pacific region and military-to-military relations with Japan and South Korea.

Locklear Briefs Reporters at Pentagon

Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, answers questions from reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon, July 29, 2014. Locklear discussed recent provocative gestures by the North Koreans in the Asia-Pacific region and military-to-military relations with Japan and South Korea.

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