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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, places his hand over his heart as U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove, right, salute the colors at the start of the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013. Breedlove succeeded Stavridis as commander of Eucom.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, places his hand over his heart as U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove, right, salute the colors at the start of the change-of-command ceremony for U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, May 10, 2013. Breedlove succeeded Stavridis as commander of Eucom.

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