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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, outgoing commander, participate in a change-of-command ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2013.

NEW COMMANDER

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, outgoing commander, participate in a change-of-command ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2013.

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