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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to service members at a town hall meeting on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. Dempsey answered questions ranging from the future of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan to force reductions.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to service members at a town hall meeting on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. Dempsey answered questions ranging from the future of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan to force reductions.

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