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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes a Bulgarian officer after stepping off a C-32 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13, 2008. Mullen traveled to Bulgaria to meet with senior counterparts at a NATO conference.

ARRIVAL IN BULGARIA

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes a Bulgarian officer after stepping off a C-32 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13, 2008. Mullen traveled to Bulgaria to meet with senior counterparts at a NATO conference.

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