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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Egyptian Defense Chief Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy before a meeting with Sedki Sobhi, Egypt’s defense minister, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt’s capital city, April 23, 2016. Dunford traveled overseas to meet with military leaders and foreign dignitaries to discuss issues confronting the United States and its allies, including efforts to accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

CJCS in Egypt

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Egyptian Defense Chief Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy before a meeting with Sedki Sobhi, Egypt’s defense minister, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt’s capital city, April 23, 2016. Dunford traveled overseas to meet with military leaders and foreign dignitaries to discuss issues confronting the United States and its allies, including efforts to accelerate the lasting defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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