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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, departs New Hampshire Air National Guard headquarters on Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2013. During his visit, Dempsey also met with government and military leaders while touring Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, departs New Hampshire Air National Guard headquarters on Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2013. During his visit, Dempsey also met with government and military leaders while touring Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

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