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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tadd Gorman, right, commanding officer of the USS Ross explains the ship's recent patrol U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and his wife, Deanie, during tour of the ship, on Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 6, 2014. Dempsey visited the ship along with athletes, singers and actors as part of the 2014 USO holiday tour, which includes stops throughout the European region.

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Tadd Gorman, right, commanding officer of the USS Ross explains the ship's recent patrol U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and his wife, Deanie, during tour of the ship, on Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 6, 2014. Dempsey visited the ship along with athletes, singers and actors as part of the 2014 USO holiday tour, which includes stops throughout the European region.

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