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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and German Army Gen. Volker Wieker, chief of defense, salute during a pass-and-review ceremony of the German honor guard at the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, Sept. 10, 2015. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Ceremony Salute

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and German Army Gen. Volker Wieker, chief of defense, salute during a pass-and-review ceremony of the German honor guard at the Ministry of Defense in Berlin, Sept. 10, 2015. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

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