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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G, Mullen and his wife wave farewell prior to boarding their aircraft in Comalapa, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. Mullen's visit to the El Salvador concludes his five-day tour of the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.

FOND FAREWELL

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Michael G, Mullen and his wife wave farewell prior to boarding their aircraft in Comalapa, El Salvador, Jan. 18, 2008. Mullen's visit to the El Salvador concludes his five-day tour of the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.

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