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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stands with U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating During the US Northern Command change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 23, 2007.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Stands with U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating During the US Northern Command change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 23, 2007.

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