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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the audience during the activation ceremony of U.S. Africa Command in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.

CEREMONIAL SPEECH

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the audience during the activation ceremony of U.S. Africa Command in the Pentagon, Oct. 1, 2008.

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