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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his wife, Deanie, Gen. William M. Fraser III, outgoing commander of U.S. Transportation Command, and his wife, Beverly, render honors as the national anthem plays during the change-of-command ceremony on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., May 5, 2014.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his wife, Deanie, Gen. William M. Fraser III, outgoing commander of U.S. Transportation Command, and his wife, Beverly, render honors as the national anthem plays during the change-of-command ceremony on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., May 5, 2014.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his wife, Deanie, Gen. William M. Fraser III, outgoing commander of U.S. Transportation Command, and his wife, Beverly, render honors as the national anthem plays during the change-of-command ceremony on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., May 5, 2014.

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