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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of joint staff for Japan Self Defense Forces, during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Aug. 23, 2012.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of joint staff for Japan Self Defense Forces, during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Aug. 23, 2012.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomes Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, chief of joint staff for Japan Self Defense Forces, during an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Aug. 23, 2012.

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