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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to a Coast Guard cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Oct. 21, 2014. Dempsey visited the academy to speak with future Coast Guard officers and faculty about topics ranging from future missions to leadership.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to a Coast Guard cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Oct. 21, 2014. Dempsey visited the academy to speak with future Coast Guard officers and faculty about topics ranging from future missions to leadership.

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to a Coast Guard cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Oct. 21, 2014. Dempsey visited the academy to speak with future Coast Guard officers and faculty about topics ranging from future missions to leadership.

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