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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Italian Navy Adm. Luigi Binelli Mantelli, chief of Italy's defense staff, at the Pentagon, June 24, 2014. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual importance.

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U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts an honor cordon to welcome Italian Navy Adm. Luigi Binelli Mantelli, chief of Italy's defense staff, at the Pentagon, June 24, 2014. The two defense leaders met to discuss issues of mutual importance.

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