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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Baker, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson walk past the Nawa governance center near Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 17, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Baker, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson walk past the Nawa governance center near Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 17, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Matt Baker, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson walk past the Nawa governance center near Patrol Base Jaker in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 17, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

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