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U.S. Air Force Col. Paul McGillicuddy, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, right, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz, center, Commander of the Air War College, greet U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, upon his arrival on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., April 21, 2008.

MAXWELL AIR BASE ARRIVAL

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul McGillicuddy, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, right, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz, center, Commander of the Air War College, greet U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, upon his arrival on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., April 21, 2008.

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