Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is greeted by Cmdr. Thomas Kuhar, operations officer, Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego, at a Short Notice Response Capabilities demonstration aboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 30, 2016. Defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states met with Secretary Carter and members of the Armed Forces for an informal dialogue co-hosted by Laos to discuss common interests and regional security. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers/Released)