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The seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prepare for testimony in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Defense Department proposals relating to military compensation, May 6, 2014. They are, left to right: Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr., Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank J. Grass. DOD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

The seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prepare for testimony in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Defense Department proposals relating to military compensation, May 6, 2014. They are, left to right: Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr., Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank J. Grass. DOD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

The seven members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prepare for testimony in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Defense Department proposals relating to military compensation, May 6, 2014. They are, left to right: Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr., Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank J. Grass. DOD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp

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