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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2014 defense budget request in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2013. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller, also testified.

DEMPSEY TESTIMONY

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2014 defense budget request in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2013. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller, also testified.

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