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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to students of the Institute for the Study of War's Hertog War Studies Program in Washington, July 28, 2016. The program aims to educate advanced undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization and control of war and military forces. One aspect of the profession of arms in the United States is an apolitical, nonpartisan military, the general said. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to students of the Institute for the Study of War's Hertog War Studies Program in Washington, July 28, 2016. The program aims to educate advanced undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization and control of war and military forces. One aspect of the profession of arms in the United States is an apolitical, nonpartisan military, the general said. DoD photo by Army Sgt. James K. McCann

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