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British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton salutes during the playing of the U.S. and British national anthems at the National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2015.

British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton salutes during the playing of the U.S. and British national anthems at the National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2015.

British Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Nick Houghton salutes during the playing of the U.S. and British national anthems at the National Defense University on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., May 5, 2015.

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