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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Egyptian army generals after a U.S. Africa Command change-of-command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, April 5, 2013. During the ceremony, U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez assumed command from U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Egyptian army generals after a U.S. Africa Command change-of-command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, April 5, 2013. During the ceremony, U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez assumed command from U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham.

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