Harry Harris

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FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2016 file photo, U.S. Adm. Harry Harris, right, U.S. Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, poses with Philippine Armed Forces Chief Gen. Ricardo Visaya for a photo following their annual Mutual Defense Board meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Harris will be the highest-ranking American officer to attend the Cobra Gold military exercises in Thailand since a coup there three years ago. The U.S. had scaled down the 10-day drills since the 2014 coup, and Harris’ scheduled appearance at the Feb. 14 opening ceremony is seen as a sign that the U.S.-Thai military ties are on the mend. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)