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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen meets Gen. David Patreus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces, Iraq upon his arrival to the Central Command area of operation, Oct. 3, 2007. Mullen is on his first tour of CENTCOM since becoming chairman.

MULLEN VISITS CENTCOM

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen meets Gen. David Patreus, commanding general, Multi-National Forces, Iraq upon his arrival to the Central Command area of operation, Oct. 3, 2007. Mullen is on his first tour of CENTCOM since becoming chairman.

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